Maple Leafs Prospects

Guaranteed star!

You always check your cupboards before you go shopping.

Another Marlie is going to Europe.

Who does that sound like?

The KHL cancelled today’s game after positive tests for three Lokomotiv players.

Other import players may not be.

The start of the European hockey season isn’t going smoothly.

With the Leafs in possession of a first-round pick, the top of the draft is suddenly important.

Three cases in Jukurit’s junior team have become 20 cases club-wide.

Our year of strangely staggered seasons is about to begin.

All the Maple Leafs college prospects need somewhere to play.

Aside from a new Maple Leafs prospect, that is.

Meet the feel-good story of the draft, who may be the next power forward of the future

How do you assess a young defenseman who has great offensive impact that doesn’t show up in points?

He’ll be Yegor again before we know it.

Meet the young Finnish defeseman you’ve never heard of before

How much does an older birthdate and unusual development path hurt a prospect’s rankings?

Does SDA making the top 15 show a vote of confidence in the player or a lack of confidence in the prospect pool?

What can Ian Scott and Joseph Woll do to get back up the rankings next year?

Ten years ago Leafs fans collectively lost their minds over nothing. It’s a lesson to remember.

Is there a case for these two defenders, or should they have been two more mysteries on the unranked list?

With a smaller eligibility list, the unranked choices are fewer than usual this year.

Who are they, how old, how many are right-shooting defenders?

Eight years, 9 lists, one really egregious miss. Maybe two. Okay, three, tops.

It’s a long wait for the draft this year, so the cart is coming before the horse, and we’re rating the Top 25 Under 25 Maple Leafs prospects now.