Toronto Maple Leafs’ draft history: A comedy of errors or missed opportunities? Mike DiStefano and Dave Morassutti explore 25 years of questionable picks that left fans scratching their heads by breaking down Toronto’s biggest draft whiffs. They try to go a bit outside of the box to look at how different choices could have reshaped the team’s future. They also explore some of the ripple effects of these decisions on the Leafs’ roster construction.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Leafs draft whiffs over 25 years
5:01 Why Korshkov and passing on Gaudreau
10:23 p
11:54 Ross over Toffoli
17:11 Freddy the Goat, a puzzling pick
22:16 A major whiff
26:47 Missing on grit with Killorn and Bortuzzo
32:49 Recap of top draft misses so far
35:18 Goalie blunder
39:21 Missing a two-way star
43:43 Honorable mentions: More draft mistakes
47:36 Comparing to other teams’ draft misses
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3 Comments
Tyler Biggs!
Stu Percy!😢
Hindsight is always 20/20. It is extremely difficult to predict how draft picks are going to turn out, but the Leafs drafting has been so bloody horrible as far back as I can remember 🤦♂️ downright embarrassing….just imagine if we had guys like Brian Rust or Shea Theodore or Sebatian Aho ect..all these years..man oh man i still remember the Brian Burke era..Stuart Percy and Tyler Biggs ffs….could have had Dougie Hamilton and Tyler Seguin, if Burke was patient..I like Phil The Thrill, but they gave away the farm for him, not to mention way back in the day, we could have drafted Luongo..MAN OH MAN, we've witnessed some rough years as Leafs fans 🤦♂️🤬😒🙄