The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions, meaning the offseason can officially begin. The Seattle Expansion Draft is underway and the new team will have their roster announced on Wednesday, July 21st. Once that’s done, the 2021 NHL Draft will get underway on July 23rd and 24th.
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With a 32nd team being added, and the Arizona Coyotes forfeiting their first round pick because of the draft combine testing scandal, it’s been hard to figure out where exactly the Leafs will be picking. They only have three picks at the moment of this article, but those prospects are still important and there will be chances to get more as the Draft begins.
Currently, the Leafs have their second (#56), fifth (#152), and sixth (#184) round picks. Hopefully more will come, or this draft is going to be quite boring.
Some notes:
- My list will end at Pick 223, instead of Pick 224, because I repeated pick 11, the pick the Coyotes had taken away.
- Something I learned while writing this: the playoff results affect the ranking of all seven rounds now, not just the first round like back in the day. Tampa has the last pick of each round, Montreal the second last, and so on.
- The Draft Lottery only affects the first round, so you can see Seattle second overall, but third from the top in each round after.
- Thank you to CapFriendly for most of this information, and Katya for the rest./
Round One
1. Buffalo Sabres (won Draft Lottery)
2. Seattle Kraken (given third, moved up to second in Draft Lottery)
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Columbus Blue Jackets
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. San Jose Sharks
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Vancouver Canucks
10. Ottawa Senators
11. Arizona Coyotes (Pick forfeited, so we repeat 11)
11. Chicago Blackhawks
12. Calgary Flames
13. Philadelphia Flyers
14. Dallas Stars
15. New York Rangers
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Winnipeg Jets
18. Nashville Predators
19. Edmonton Oilers
20. Boston Bruins
21. Minnesota Wild
22. Detroit Red Wings (acquired from Washington in Anthony Mantha trade)
23. Florida Panthers
24. Columbus Blue Jackets (acquired from Toronto in Nick Foligno trade)
25. Minnesota Wild (acquired from Pittsburgh in Jason Zucker trade)
26. Carolina Hurricanes
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. New Jersey Devils (acquired from NY Islanders in Kyle Palmieri/Travis Zajac trade)
29. Vegas Golden Knights
30. Montreal Canadiens
31. Columbus Blue Jackets (acquired from Tampa Bay in David Savard trade)
- Despite 32 teams, the first round will still have 31 draft choices.
- Detroit (WSH), Minnesota (PIT), and New Jersey (NYI) each have two picks in this round. Columbus has three (TOR, TBL). The Leafs are one of five teams without a first round pick./
Round Two
32. Buffalo Sabres
33. Anaheim Ducks
34. Seattle Kraken
35. Vegas Golden Knights (acquired from New Jersey)
36. Arizona Coyotes (acquired from Columbus)
37. Detroit Red Wings
38. Ottawa Senators (acquired from San Jose)
39. Nashville Predators (acquired from Los Angeles)
40. Vancouver Canucks
41. Ottawa Senators
42. Arizona Coyotes
43. Chicago Blackhawks
44. Calgary Flames
45. Philadelphia Flyers
46. Dallas Stars
47. Detroit Red Wings (acquired from NY Rangers)
48. Los Angeles Kings (acquired from St. Louis)
49. Winnipeg Jets
50. Nashville Predators
51. New York Islanders (acquired from Edmonton via Detroit)
52. Buffalo Sabres (acquired from Boston)
53. Minnesota Wild
54. Washington Capitals
55. Florida Panthers
56. Toronto Maple Leafs
57. Pittsburgh Penguins
58. Carolina Hurricanes
59. Arizona Coyotes (acquired from Colorado via NY Islanders)
60. Colorado Avalanche (acquired from NY Islanders via New Jersey)
61. Chicago Blackhawks (acquired from Vegas)
62. Montreal Canadiens
63. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from Tampa Bay)
- Arizona has three second round picks.
- Buffalo, Detroit, Ottawa, Nashville, Chicago, and Montreal have two.
- Columbus, San Jose, NY Rangers, St. Louis, Edmonton, Boston, and Tampa Bay do not have any picks./
Round Three
64. New York Rangers (acquired from Buffalo)
65. Anaheim Ducks
66. Seattle Kraken
67. New Jersey Devils
68. Columbus Blue Jackets
69. Detroit Red Wings
70. San Jose Sharks
71. Los Angeles Kings
72. Dallas Stars (acquired from Vancouver)
73. Ottawa Senators
74. Washington Capitals (acquired from Arizona)
75. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from Chicago)
76. Calgary Flames
77. Philadelphia Flyers
78. Dallas Stars
79. New York Rangers
80. St. Louis Blues
81. Winnipeg Jets
82. Nashville Predators
83. Calgary Flames (acquired from Edmonton)
84. Boston Bruins
85. Minnesota Wild
86. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from Washington)
87. Buffalo Sabres (acquired from Florida)
88. Los Angeles Kings (acquired from Toronto)
89. Minnesota Wild (acquired from Pittsburgh)
90. Carolina Hurricanes
91. Colorado Avalanche
92. New York Islanders
93. Detroit Red Wings (acquired from Vegas)
94. Buffalo Sabres (acquired from Montreal)
95. Tampa Bay Lightning
- NY Rangers, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Buffalo each have two picks
- Detroit owns the 69th pick in the draft/
Round Four
96. Buffalo Sabres
97. Anaheim Ducks
98. Seattle Kraken
99. New Jersey Devils
100. Columbus Blue Jackets
101. Detroit Red Wings
102. San Jose Sharks
103. New York Rangers (acquired from Los Angeles)
104. Chicago Blackhawks (acquired from Vancouver)
105. New York Rangers (acquired from Ottawa)
106. Arizona Coyotes
107. Chicago Blackhawks
108. Los Angeles Kings (acquired from Calgary)
109. Philadelphia Flyers
110. Dallas Stars
111. New York Rangers
112. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from St. Louis)
113. Vegas Golden Knights (acquired from Winnipeg)
114. Nashville Predators
115. Edmonton Oilers
116. Boston Bruins
117. Minnesota Wild
118. Washington Capitals
119. Florida Panthers
120. San Jose Sharks (acquired from Toronto)
121. Arizona Coyotes (acquired from Pittsburgh)
122. Carolina Hurricanes
123. Nashville Predators (acquired from Colorado)
124. New York Islanders
125. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from Vegas)
126. Montreal Canadiens
127. Detroit Red Wings (acquired from Tampa Bay)
- Montreal has three picks
- Detroit, San Jose, NY Rangers, Arizona each have two picks/
Round Five
128. New Jersey Devils (acquired from Buffalo)
129. Anaheim Ducks
130. Seattle Kraken
131. Columbus Blue Jackets (acquired from New Jersey)
132. Columbus Blue Jackets
133. Detroit Red Wings
134. San Jose Sharks
135. Los Angeles Kings
136. Vancouver Canucks
137. Detroit Red Wings (acquired from Ottawa)
138. Arizona Coyotes
139. Vancouver Canucks (acquired from Chicago)
140. Calgary Flames
141. Montreal Canadiens (acquired from Philadelphia)
142. Dallas Stars
143. New York Rangers
144. St. Louis Blues
145. Winnipeg Jets
146. Nashville Predators
147. Anaheim Ducks (acquired from Edmonton)
148. Boston Bruins
149. Minnesota Wild
150. Washington Capitals
151. Florida Panthers
152. Toronto Maple Leafs
153. Pittsburgh Penguins
154. Vegas Golden Knights (acquired from Carolina)
155. San Jose Sharks (acquired from Colorado)
156. New York Islanders
157. Philadelphia Flyers (acquired from Vegas)
158. Buffalo Sabres (acquired from Montreal)
159. Tampa Bay Lightning
- Anaheim, Columbus, Detroit, San Jose, and Vancouver each have two picks/
Round Six
160. Buffalo Sabres
161. Anaheim Ducks
162. Seattle Kraken
163. New Jersey Devils
164. Columbus Blue Jackets
165. Detroit Red Wings
166. San Jose Sharks
167. Los Angeles Kings
168. Vancouver Canucks
169. Ottawa Senators
170. Arizona Coyotes
171. Chicago Blackhawks
172. Calgary Flames
173. Philadelphia Flyers
174. Dallas Stars
175. New York Rangers
176. St. Louis Blues
177. Vancouver Canucks (acquired from Winnipeg)
178. Nashville Predators
179. Edmonton Oilers
180. Boston Bruins
181. Minnesota Wild
182. Washington Capitals
183. Florida Panthers
184. Toronto Maple Leafs
185. Edmonton Oilers (acquired from Pittsburgh)
186. Carolina Hurricanes
187. Buffalo Sabres (acquired from Colorado)
188. New York Islanders
189. Vegas Golden Knights
190. Montreal Canadiens
191. Tampa Bay Lightning
- Buffalo, Vancouver, and Edmonton each have two picks/
Round Seven
192. Buffalo Sabres
193. Pittsburgh Penguins (acquired from Anaheim)
194. Seattle Kraken
195. Tampa Bay Lightning (acquired from New Jersey)
196. Columbus Blue Jackets
197. St. Louis Blues (acquired from Detroit)
198. San Jose Sharks
199. Carolina Hurricanes (acquired from Los Angeles)
200. Vancouver Canucks
201. Ottawa Senators
202. New Jersey Devils (acquired from Arizona)
203. Chicago Blackhawks
204. Calgary Flames
205. Philadelphia Flyers
206. Dallas Stars
207. New York Rangers
208. Carolina Hurricanes (acquired from St. Louis)
209. Florida Panthers (acquired from Winnipeg)
210. Tampa Bay Lightning (acquired from Nashville)
211. Edmonton Oilers
212. Boston Bruins
213. Minnesota Wild
214. Pittsburgh Penguins (acquired from Washington)
215. Chicago Blackhawks (acquired from Florida)
216. Boston Bruins (acquired from Toronto)
217. Pittsburgh Penguins
218. Carolina Hurricanes
219. Colorado Avalanche
220. New York Islanders
221. Vegas Golden Knights
222. Montreal Canadiens
223. Tampa Bay Lightning
- Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, and Carolina are fighting for the clubhouse lead in seventh round picks with three each.
- St. Louis, Chicago, and Boston each have two.
- The Leafs don’t have a seventh round pick, meaning Kyle Dubas is a failure and should be fired immediately./
And if anyone wants this list in a Google Sheet format, well here you go.
