Draft Round #1
7:00 p.m. ET in Nashville
Watch on: ESPN, SN, TVAS, NHLN
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be selecting 28th tonight, using the Boston Bruins first round pick which they got from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Rasmus Sandin. Ya, that's complicated.
At a conservative estimate of five minutes per selection, and assuming they start this exactly at 7:00 p.m., which they won't, this puts the Leafs selection to be somewhere around 10:15 p.m., so don't worry about being late to this show.
And all that assumes they don't wind up trading the pick and therefore doing nothing until the remainder six draft rounds which will run all day tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m.
ICYMI
Here's our recent draft coverage.
Maple Leafs Cap Space Pre-Draft
It’s been a while since I wrote about the Leafs roster, and the cap situation, so with the draft, trades and free agency looming, an executive summary is in order.
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How Can the Maple Leafs Trade Down from 28 at the NHL Draft? | PPP Leafs
Brad Treliving has a history of trading down at the draft, and there are a few teams that seem like reasonable candidates to trade up to get the 28th overall pick.
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Bob McKenzie’s final draft rankings | PPP Leafs
Bob McKenzie’s final rankings just came out, and it changed quite a lot. Looking at what prospects rose, fell, and what it means for who might be available where Toronto will pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
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Also from earlier today:
Maple Leafs Re-signing David Kämpf and Pontus Holmberg
Four more years for Kämpf.
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So buckle up for a long night!
