Is Marc-Antoine Pépin the next Mac Hollowell?

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesBack in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs used two of their draft picks to select Sean Durzi and Mac Hollowell. Both were defensemen who were overagers, having not been drafted the year before in their first year of eligibility.

Durzi had 2 goals and 36 assists in 60 games during his draft-1 season, while Hollowell had 3 goals and 20 assists in 63 games. Not eye-popping numbers, especially when both were on the smaller end for defensemen (Durzi is listed at 6’0” while Hollowell is at 5’10”) and on the older end for their draft class.

However, immediately following the 2017 draft, the Leafs invited both Sean Durzi and Mac Hollowell to their…