The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t owned their 2020 first round pick since June 2019, and apart from those few weeks where the Leafs were edging towards being a bottom-10 team, none of us have paid any attention to the 2020 NHL Draft at all. Here’s a quick primer to help get Leafs fans back up to speed on what to expect.
Weak Defense Class
There is no #1 defenseman in this class this year. Jamie Drysdale might be that guy but he projects to be closer to a #2. He’s going to go very early because he’s the highest ranked defenseman in the draft and GMs tend to not like picking the fifth-best forward when they can pick the best defenseman, even when the fifth-best forward is markedly better than the defenseman.