Maple Leafs’ Seven-Pick Draft Puzzle Starts With One Big Question

Toronto is sitting on seven selections, which is the kind of draft capital that makes front offices lean forward and scouts start talking in code. The Maple Leafs have enough picks to chase upside, patch organizational holes, or do the thing every GM says he will not do and get a little aggressive. What they choose matters because the middle rounds are where smart teams quietly build the next wave, and Toronto cannot afford to waste any of those swings.