Griffith comes with a connection to the Toronto Maple Leafs – he was a member of the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League.
The 5’9″, 192 lb, forward was the Leafs choice over Teemu Pulkkinen (who was claimed eventually by Minnesota) and will force the Leafs to make another roster move ahead of today’s 5pm ET deadline.
The choice over Pulkkinen may be explained by this tweet from James Mirtle:
Pulkkinen slipped all the way to Minnesota, who were 17th last season. I’d heard Babcock wasn’t a huge fan – would explain Leafs passing.