We collected all the NHL contracted players into a depth chart, mostly to note how shallow it is in places.  You can find that chart, which we will try to keep updated, in our And Now You Know section.

For the rest of the Leafs draft picks in the system, the rotating set of players that either become Leafs or go off to live their lives, this is the chart to track them all.

Since this is first posted just before June, some assumptions had to be made.  College players that aren’t at graduation age are assumed to be going back to the same school.  CHL players are assumed to be returning to their teams unless they have aged out or would be overagers.  Europeans are listed as per their actual contract status.

Wingers who play both sides are given a designation by their handedness.

Two players who have signed AHL deals with the Marlies are included, even though they have sidestepped out of the regular pipeline.  Fabrice Herzog’s rights expire in a few days, so he is not included, since he is firmly ensconced in the Swiss league.

Toronto Maple Leafs Pipeline 2017

NameBirthdatePos2016/2017 Team2017/2018 TeamRights Expire
Keaton MiddletonFebruary 10, 1998DSaginaw Spirit, OHLSaginaw Spirit, OHLJune 1, 2018
Vladimir BobylevApril 18, 1997CVicoria Royals, WHLVicoria Royals, WHLJune 1, 2018
Nicolas MattinenMarch 5, 1998DLondon Knights, OHLLondon Knights, OHLJune 1, 2018
Pierre EngvallMay 31, 1996LWMora IK, AllsvenskanHV71, SHLJune 1, 2018
J.J. PiccinichJune 12, 1996RWLondon Knights, OHLToronto Marlies, AHLJune 1, 2018
Nolan VeseyMarch 28, 1995LWU. of Maine, NCAAU. of Maine, NCAAAugust 15, 2018
Martins DzierkalsApril 4, 1997LWR-N Huskies, QMJHLToronto Marlies, AHLJune 1, 2019
Jesper LindgrenMay 19, 1997DMODO, AllsvenskanHPK, LiigaJune 1, 2019
Ian ScottJanuary 11, 1999GPrince Albert Raiders, WHLPrince Albert Raiders, WHLJune 1, 2019
Fedor GordeevJanuary 27, 1999DFlint Firebirds, OHLFlint Firebirds, OHLJune 1, 2019
Ryan McGregorJanuary 29, 1999C/LWSarnia Sting, OHLSarnia Sting, OHLJune 1, 2019
Eemeli RäsänenApril 6, 1999DKingston Frontenacs, OHLKingston Frontenacs, OHLJune 1, 2019
Dakota JoshuaMay 15, 1996COhio State, NCAAOhio State, NCAAAugust 15, 2019
Joseph WollJuly 12, 1998GBoston College, NCAABoston College, NCAAAugust 15, 2020
J.D. GreenwayApril 27, 1998DU. of Wisconsin, NCAAU. of Wisconsin, NCAAAugust 15, 2020
Ryan O'ConnellApril 25, 1999DSt. Andrew's College, CAHSPenticten Vees, BCHLAugust 15, 2022
Yegor KorshkovJuly 10, 1996RWLokomotiv, KHLLokomotiv, KHLIndefinite
Nikolai ChebykinAugust 1, 1997LWDynamo Moscow, KHL, VHL SKA-Neva St. Petersburg, VHLIndefinite
Vladislav KaraApril 20, 1998CIrbis Kazan, MHLMHL/VHLIndefinite

This isn’t a lot of players, and to some extent, that’s because the Leafs have signed a lot of ELCs in the last couple of years.  It’s also because once you get back beyond 2015, the Leafs had very few draft picks.

Assuming none of the picks for the 2017 draft are traded the Leafs will have seven more names to add to this list.  Two will likely be gone, as both Korostelev and Desrocher must be signed by June 1 or the Leafs lose their rights.

Now that we have the list, it’s up to you to rank them if you want to, or to decide if you think they even should be signed.

UPDATED as of June 1.

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