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Getting Leafs fans up to speed on the 2020 NHL Draft first round

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.