Predicting what will happen at the NHL draft is no easy task. We watched the Columbus Blue Jackets take Pierre-Luc Dubois over Jesse Puljujarvi last year, and Jakob Chychrun fell all the way to #16. As a result, who will fall to #17 is a major question for Leafs fans ahead of this year’s draft.
At #17, I imagine that most teams are hoping to land the tenth to twelfth best player on their draft board. It is rare to pick your 17th ranked player with the 17th pick, as at least one team ahead of you is bound to take a player that you are not as high on.