In the last decade, there have been draft picks that have turned into gems for the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs. There were also picks that were traded away and did better things when they were out of the hockey hotbed of southern Ontario.
When you draft in the NHL, the guys are only 18 years old, so it is sometimes difficult to examine where that player is going to be in five to 10 years.
For some of the players on this list, we have been able to examine their play for multiple years and show how beneficial they have been to the Leafs roster.
Here are the best draft picks in the last 10 years of Maple Leafs history.