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Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Prospect Rankings Before World Juniors

By James Middleton

Dec 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice before the start of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice before the start of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice before the start of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. The Lightning beat the Maple Leafs 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

5) Nikita Korostelev – RW Sarnia Sting (OHL):

The last player taken by the Leafs in the 2015 Draft, Korostelev has come a long way from last season’s debacle with Sarnia where his points actually dropped from his draft year and he looked like a player who wouldn’t be anything more than a wasted pick by the Leafs.

After underachieving on a talented Sarnia team, Korostelev has had quite a nice comeback season for the Sting, showing off his skill on some big time goals and putting up the points that many believed he could.

A skilled winger with decent size and a good skater, Korostelev reminds me a lot of former Leafs winger Nikolai Kulemin and current Leaf Connor Brown, as forwards who are highly skilled and can play a complete game as a bottom six forward. Look out for Korostelev potentially making an impact with the Leafs one day.

Team (League)     GP        Goals     Assists     Points     PPG     Plus/Minus     PIM

Sarnia Sting           29          17            17             34          1 .17           -5                 20

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