HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of Team White skates during the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t care about the top pick in the upcoming draft.
Last week, the Toronto Maple Leafs and 15 other place-holder teams potentially won the NHL’s Draft Lottery.
In what can only be seen as an embarrassing and idiotic set-up, the NHL for some reason allowed teams that are going to make the playoffs a chance to win the top pick in the draft.