No matter how many times I hear that the Toronto Maple Leafs were able to draft Liljegren at 17, I’ll never get tired of it.
How did this happen?
Seriously.
I understand the first few teams not taking him, but what about the next, I don’t know, 11 teams?
It’s just baffling my mind.
Anyways, without further ado, let’s do a quick recap of the first 17 draft picks and then I’ll get into some other stuff.
Picks 1-17
Short listicle coming your way, enjoy.
- Nico Hischier C – to the New Jersey Devils (wow)
- Nolan Patrick C – to the Philadelphia Flyers (buddy)
- Miro Heiskanen D – to the Dallas Stars (this kid)
- Cale Maker D – to the Colorado Avalanche (shocker)
- Elias Pettersson C – to the Vancouver Canucks
- Cody Glass C – to the Vegas Golden Knights (good)
- Lias Andersson C – to the New York Rangers
- Casey Mittelstadt C – to the Buffalo Sabres
- Michael Rasmussen C – to the Detroit Red Wings
- Owen Tippett RW – to the Florida Panthers (wicked shot)
- Gabriel Vilardi C – to the Los Angeles Kings (aliens must’ve abducted him)
- Martin Necas RW – to the Carolina Hurricanes
- Nick Suzuki C – to the Golden Knights (nice)
- Callan Foote D – to the Tampa Bay Lightning (second favorite choice for the Leafs)
- Erik Brannstrom D – to the Golden Knights (solid)
- Juuso Valimaki D – to the Calgary Flames (third favorite choice for the Leafs)
- Liljegren D – to the Leafs (my number one favorite choice for the Leafs)
Okay, now that you’re all caught up, let’s talk about things a little more.