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Toronto Maple Leafs: Where I Think Timothy Liljegren Fits In

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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.

  1. Nico Hischier C – to the New Jersey Devils (wow)
  2. Nolan Patrick C – to the Philadelphia Flyers (buddy)
  3. Miro Heiskanen D – to the Dallas Stars (this kid)
  4. Cale Maker D – to the Colorado Avalanche (shocker)
  5. Elias Pettersson C – to the Vancouver Canucks
  6. Cody Glass C – to the Vegas Golden Knights (good)
  7. Lias Andersson C – to the New York Rangers
  8. Casey Mittelstadt C – to the Buffalo Sabres
  9. Michael Rasmussen C – to the Detroit Red Wings
  10. Owen Tippett RW – to the Florida Panthers (wicked shot)
  11. Gabriel Vilardi C – to the Los Angeles Kings (aliens must’ve abducted him)
  12. Martin Necas RW – to the Carolina Hurricanes
  13. Nick Suzuki C – to the Golden Knights (nice)
  14. Callan Foote D – to the Tampa Bay Lightning (second favorite choice for the Leafs)
  15. Erik Brannstrom D – to the Golden Knights (solid)
  16. Juuso Valimaki D – to the Calgary Flames (third favorite choice for the Leafs)
  17. 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.