A Top 10 ranking of Toronto Maple Leafs prospects was assembled using aggregated individual ballots and point totals. Five individual ballots of top-15 prospect lists were combined to determine the final top 10. Several prospects received votes but finished just outside the top 10. Tyler Hopkins drew the widest range of votes and projects as a safe, physical centreman with possession focus and some offensive upside; he scored 20 goals and 51 points in 67 draft-year games for Kingston. Victor Johansson emerged as a promising 6-foot-1 Swedish defenseman after the World Junior Summer Showcase but remains slight and is expected to move to Leksands IF in the SHL after making his professional debut.
We have combed through all the seasons and scouting profiles and watching some tape of the young Leafs and have made our final list. We had a total of five writers here at Editor In Leaf submit their individual ballots of the top 15 prospects, and then based on the total points each player accrued in that individual ranking, came out with a list of who we think are the 10 best prospects the Leafs have right now.
Some writers thought he was deserving of a top five spot in this list, and some left him off their list completely -- which ultimately makes sense when you consider what type of player he is. The 2025 third-round pick's entire game revolves around being a fairly safe option down the middle -- a solid foundation of skating, physicality, caring about possession -- with a potential for some more high skill. A toolsy centreman that could certainly have a breakout year for the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs coming up.
Johansson was seen as a real potential gem as soon as he was tearing up the World Junior Summer Showcase earlier this month. The 6-foot-1 Swedish blueliner was labeled as "brilliant" during his try-out to make the final roster for the World Juniors as he battled it out among his peers. But it's also a worry if he can really excel at the next level. Still slight and hasn't filled out his frame, Johansson should be heading to play full-time for Leksands IF of the SHL after making his professional debut l
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