There is the David Clarkson contract, the Bernier and Bolland trades, the loss of each former member of the ‘Mac in the USSR’ line for less than nothing in return, and the mismanagement of his compliance buyouts. Somewhere in the mix is the 2013 entry draft, Nonis’ first at the helm and a less than glorious beginning to his tenure.
Toronto owned just two picks in the opening three rounds, 21 and 82 respectively, and chose to select Frederik Gauthier and Carter Verhaeghe. With André Burakovsky, Shea Theodore and Hunter Shinkaruk all on the board, to name three, the Leafs seemingly missed an opportunity to draft a higher-ceiling prospect at #21.