2018 NHL Draft Target: Meet Finnish Forward Rasmus Kupari

The Maple Leafs are scheduled to pick between 23rd and 25th in the coming draft, and while we have no idea who will be available, Bob McKenzie’s latest draft ranking provides us with a good idea of what to expect. Most of the players I profile will be taken before the Leafs pick, but someone is bound to fall, and we can begin to look at players who could end up in this range.

Rasmus Kupari is falling in draft rankings. McKenzie placed him 13th on his list back in January, but he’s now fallen outside of his top 16. He was one of the leading scorers at the Ivan Hlinka tournament with seven points in just four games, and he just won a gold medal at the most recent U-18 tournament. He’s a quick…