Alexander Kerfoot #15 of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
After much speculation, the Seattle Kraken selected Toronto Maple Leafs fan-favourite Jared McCann over Alex Kerfoot in the Expansion Draft yesterday.
Many Toronto Maple Leafs fans wanted Seattle to draft anyone but McCann, after they recently acquired him from the Pittsburgh Penguins last week. Although he’d never played a game in Toronto, fans looked at him as a great option to replace Kerfoot for cheaper, or to be a top-six winger who can score 20 goals a season.
Regardless of what everyone hoped for, the Kraken ultimately drafted McCann and the Leafs are now stuck with Kerfoot.