I’d be trading back from 28 if it played out like this

I want Anton Wahlberg so much but if I taking him at 28 is too high (I would also be shocked if we keep the pick) I am all aboard the Beau Akey train.



MITCH BROWN: “I have so many, but here’s one: The best defenceman in the draft won’t be David Reinbacher, Dmitri Simashev, or Axel Sandin Pellikka. It will be one of the toolsy/high-skill late-first and beyond players, like Tanner Molendyk or Beau Akey. I’ll say Akey. Less explosive than Molendyk but just as exceptional defending the rush. One of the best 1-on-1 defenders in the CHL – he’s suffocating out there with his mobility, stick work, and timing. And while we don’t see a ton of offence from him, the flashes are exciting: Weak side activation for one-timers, give-and-goes where he draws opponents first, and manipulation from the point. With Brandt Clarke leaving next season, maybe he gets the green light to run wild. With that mobility and those flashes, he could go off.“

“Akey is a tremendous skater and covers a great amount of ice defensively. He’s among the class’ premier rush defenders and once he fills out his frame, he could potentially add layers of aggression and violence to his defensive game that don’t come out very often as of yet. He’s a good passer and has progressed as a puck carrier, he has the upside to be an impactful top-four piece, but he will need to refine his on-puck game and gain in offensive confidence to push the boundaries of that potential”. –

I love the draft, but also hate it. Sucks getting so attached to your favorite prospects knowing your team probably won't end up with any of them.

From 2017-2021 TOR selected 37 times. All of Liljegren, Durzi (traded), Sandin (traded), Woll and Knies are NHLers.

Jury is still out on Robertson (looking like trade bait), Holmberg, and promising but still unknown prospects in Koster, Abruzzese, Tverberg, Niemela, Hirvonen, Grebenkin, who are all another year or two away.

Thank god we drafted Knies cause this is still a concern that we are not developing enough talent to help out the big team. We keep trading picks for UFA’s that we don’t end up keeping

Don't know why Dubas decided to do a f*cking 180 on that philosophy (or if it was Dubas at all, with all we've learned since his departure) but it really pissed me off.

Really hope Robertson doesn't end up as trade bait rn. They'd be selling on him at the lowest his value has been since getting drafted.

Simashev is the perfect prospect for the Leafs. This writeup from Pension Plan Puppets is also a very good read, fingers crossed Simashev falls to 28

Simashev is the perfect prospect for the Leafs. This writeup from Pension Plan Puppets is also a very good read, fingers crossed Simashev falls to 28

I feel bad flooding the Leafs Prospect Updates forum with guys I'd like to see drafted (considering they arent Leafs prospects), so I decided to start this forum to catalogue some of my favourite prospects. Here are some of my favourite prospects in order:

1. Dmitri Simashev
2. Gavin Brindley
3. Danil But
4. Anton Wahlberg
5. Oskar Fisker Molgaard

Simashev would be so perfect... Please fall to 28

I really like Oliver Bonk for the Leafs. He's a big right-shot defenseman, and it never hurts to have guys like that in the system. He's also projected to go around the 25-35 range, so there's a good chance he'll be available.

I really can't get on the Oliver Bonk train, and I have tried. Nothing I've seen from this guy has left me thinking anything more than "meh".

It’s settled. Draft him.