It's early March...that means playo...uh...draft talk

Well, it is abundantly clear the Leafs will be missing the playoffs for a 6th or 7th straight year. Who is counting anymore?

Although we are far out of 8th, Leaf Nation is still watching the standings. Sitting in 5th last, and having a chance (a real small chance that is) at possibly moving up to 1st, it is hard not to look forward to the draft in June. So who will be on the Leafs radar?

#1 - Nail Yakupov...okay okay. The Leafs aren't getting Yakupov, but I can dream.

#2 - Mikhail Grigorenko...A big centre with a ton of skill. I'm holding out some hope that we can land Grigs. He'd look real good between Lupul and Kessel.

#3 - Filip Forsberg - Big, strong, talented winger. Has already been playing against men. Doesn't fill our need of centre, but he is the next best forward.

#4 -Alex Galchenyuk - Another centre with a ton of skill. The only problem is that he has been hurt a lot this yr. Still a good pick for Toronto, though.

After that, there is a large group of dman who would be alright picks, and then the 2nd tier of forwards. Not sure what happens between now and the last 8 games, but Leaf Nation should be hoping for losses.