The NHL regular season is around the corner, but prospect season has already kicked off. Some leagues, mainly in Europe, have been running for a few weeks already. In North America, the USHL, NCAA, and CHL leagues have all started as of last week.
By now, most of the major scouting outlets have released their pre- or early-season prospect rankings for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. So now seems like a good time for me to share my early watch list when it comes to the Leafs and the upcoming draft.
I’ll keep it short (for me) because I have only seen one game for a small handful of the prospects I will list.