Toronto Maple Leafs: Reviewing the 2017 draft class

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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 23: A general view Timothy Liljegren is selected 17th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center on June 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

We go through the Toronto Maple Leafs picks from this year’s draft and figure out where they fit into the future plans.

While going through the 2016 draft, after first overall pick Auston Matthews there was a lot of question marks for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lou Lamoriello and co. steered away from the draft plan taken in the year prior, taking bigger bodies and overage players with their mid and late-round picks.

This year, the Leafs were picking outside the top 10 for the first time since 2013, at number 17. With that pick, they took Timothy Liljegren. The defenceman said he believes he should play another season in Sweden, before coming over to Toronto.

The offensive defenceman likes to model his game after Erik Karlsson and is a blue-chip prospect, with elite offensive tools. He has the chance to be a presence on the Leafs’ back end as soon as he comes over to North America.

With that in mind, let’s look at how the Leafs fared with their other six picks in the 2017 NHL draft, starting with Eemeli Rasanen.

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