There are plenty of players that get drafted or signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs who show promise but fizzle out unexpectedly.
Was it because the Leafs didn’t dedicate themselves to development as much as they do now or was it self-inflicted by the player?
Every example is completely different, but it seems to happen more than we think.
Over half of the current Maple Leafs roster is filled with players who were either drafted by the team or played a significant amount of time with the Marlies before being called up, or both.