There are only a few guarantees in life, and in no particular order they include: death, taxes and the Edmonton Oilers finding a way to win the NHL draft lottery. Despite finishing with a record that gave the Oilers only a 11.5 percent chance at selecting Connor McDavid compared to the Buffalo Sabres' 20 percent chance, Edmonton won its fourth draft lottery in the last six years on Saturday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs had slightly worse odds than Edmonton, and many fans were dejected when the announcement was made. It is fair to say that more fans are mad that McDavid is now probably heading to Alberta over Ontario, but there are plenty in the Toronto area who yearn for a savior to come to Air Canada Centre.
Despite losing the lottery, the Leafs have the opportunity to select a number of amazing players at No. 4 overall. There currently is no consensus No. 3 pick, so it will be a mystery until draft day as to who will be taken off the board right before Toronto gets to pick. With that in mind, here are the players Toronto should target, if available, at No. 4 overall.
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Players Toronto Maple Leafs Should Target with No. 4 Overall Draft Pick
April 19th, 2015 by Tom Urtz Jr. Leave a reply »
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