How much better can Gavin McKenna make the Maple Leafs right away?

For an organization that had no appetite for a long rebuild process, as per the mandate coming right from ownership, the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t have received a better boost to a retool than winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night.The Leafs entered the lottery with likely the most at stake in the entire NHL, given there was a 58.2 percent chance of losing their pick entirely as part of the Brandon Carlo trade made at the 2025 deadline. Leaping all the way up to No. 1, meanwhile, came with just 8.5 percent odds.Advertisement