Brian Burke and Toronto Maple Leafs management would select six prospects in the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, hoping to build a future powerhouse.
The 2012 NHL draft featured Nail Yakupov as the first overall selection, Ryan Murray second and Alex Galchenyuk third. The Leafs of course famously selected Morgan Rielly and claimed they’d have picked him first overall.
While Burke’s claim that he would have taken Morgan Rielly first seemed like hyperbole back then, it does seem reasonable today, thanks to the so-so careers of everyone picked ahead of him (Though when healthy Ryan Murray is pretty good).