Jesper Lindgren has been eligible for five Top 25 lists since being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2015, but 2020 is the first time he’s made the list - and just barely at that. Apologies to Mr. Lindgren, but this is more due to the Maple Leafs current young player depth be split into three groups: In the NHL, Nick Robertson, and Filler Content.
Filler Content has some very good players in it, but this isn’t 2016. It’s not chock full of brand name players filling us with hopes and dreams. It’s 2020 and all Maple Leafs fans care about now are those players in the NHL, how the Maple Leafs will do in the playoffs, and how will our hopes and dreams be crushed in said playoffs.