It's difficult to be excited about the Toronto Maple Leafs' immediate future given the number of issues with the present NHL roster. Yet with two first-round picks in the 2015 NHL draft, good selections should yield benefits in two or three seasons. The future should be brighter by early July, following the draft.
The Leafs will get a blue-chip prospect with the No. 4 pick, if they retain it. This particular draft has a lot of excellent prospects. The Leafs also hold the No. 24 selection, and given the draft's depth, there is reason to be optimistic that the club will get a good, if not exceptional, NHLer.
Some excellent skaters have been selected in similar spots. Players such as the Edmonton Oilers' Jordan Eberle at No. 22, Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers also at No. 22 and Peterborough, Ontario, native Corey Perry, who was a No. 28 selection of the Anaheim Ducks.
Let's take a look at some players who might be available at the No. 24 position when the Maple Leafs announce their pick in late June.
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