The vast majority of mock drafts have McGroaty being picked in the top 20.

The vast majority of mock drafts have McGroaty being picked in the top 20.

I think Trikozov or Nelson are the most likely. Wickenheiser and co can turn him into a stud, he's got all the right tools. Nelson would be nice and would solidify our RD for the foreseeable future. Maybe Kasper falls due to some lackluster numbers and the Leafs take him

Trade down, acquire a couple more picks and start focusing on goaltenders. The lack of a developed goaltender in our system is a problem.

McKay / Petruzelli / Woll are 3 very good goaltending prospects. Woll has looked good at the NHL level, McKay had a historic NCAA season, and Petruzelli has looked good too

McKay / Petruzelli / Woll are 3 very good goaltending prospects. Woll has looked good at the NHL level, McKay had a historic NCAA season, and Petruzelli has looked good too

None of which have any significant NHL experience and where all over-looked for Kalgren who nobody had on the radar. These guys barely make back-up... not one of them is legitimate NHL starter.

You don't watch much hockey do you?
The average age of a goaltender in the NHL is 25 and they peak between 23-26!!!
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2013/9/5/4696042/theoretical-goaltending-aging-curve-Bernier-Reimer
Virtually every starting goaltender in the nhl, including the vast majority of goaltenders throughout history who are regarded as top starting goaltenders... Dryden, Esposito, Vernon, Broduer, Roy, Vachon, Liut, etc (go down the list of Hall of Famers for example or for that matter every starter for the last 50 yrs) most began their careers prior to age 23. These goaltenders are developed early and have NHL experience accumulated before age 23. There is only a small sample of NHL goaltenders who reach starter status after age 23. Using Campbell as an example is particularly poor as he is still NOT a bonafide starter. He fell into that roll and served it well because of the Leafs lack of developed netminders and their inability to acquire a legit 1st. Regardless the verdict on Campbell is he's a mid level goaltender. Did you even watch the last year of hockey? He had a good first 2 months than was absolutely terrible - TERRIBLE from Jan - Mar.
When did the Leafs last draft and develop a goaltender on their own - Felix Potvin... James Riemer?
Name another?
Thats 30 yrs with TWO developed goaltenders.
Two.
No goaltenders do not peak at 29... they peak around 25 (mid-range 23-26) as does every NHL player with a few exceptions. In fact it is absolutely accepted that a goaltender starts to decline at age 30. I think you fail to grasp the concept of "average" statistics and simply regard average as being an average goaltender, hence the reason you think what you posted to be true.
Anyone with a pedestrian knowledge of the sport should know that you are absolutely WRONG.
You do not develop AVERAGE, you develop quality... and the Leafs have failed to develop.
Joseph Woll... 4 games LOL... and you think he shows promise. No, he found a spot because there was no other options available.
None of these guys would be a starting goaltender in the NHL and as of yet... none of them are legitimate back-ups.
The proof will be in the off-season when the Leafs trade picks and players to acquire a goaltender or sign one to a ridiculous salary rather than giving any of these guys a longterm shot.

Drydens, Espositos, and Roy's don't grow on trees. Of course having a generational goaltender would be nice but not even 10% of teams in the league now have a goalie of that caliber. It's like saying our defense prospect pools sucks because we don't have a Makar level player

None of which have any significant NHL experience and where all over-looked for Kalgren who nobody had on the radar. These guys barely make back-up... not one of them is legitimate NHL starter.

In this scenerio Kerfoot gets traded for the 58OA pick owned by Seattle and Holl gets traded for the 107 OA owned by Anaheim

25 OA = Owen Pickering
58 OA = Ryan Greene (Defensive C prospect)
79 OA = Bryce McConnell-Barker (SOO C prospect )
107 OA = Benjamin King (Bit of an over-ager but I like what he could bring)
217 OA = Nick Malik (Czech G prospect)

Coming back to add a few people to my initial list as we approach the draft:

- Owen Pickering
- Owen Beck
- Denton Mateychuk (More and more people are speculating that he may fall to the 20s. I dont see it though, he's just so good)

There's a couple guys in the second round that I like for the Leafs. Maybe they trade out of the first round for a couple of second rounder.
Owen Beck as you suggested and RHD Ty Beck from North Bay

Im assuming you mean Ty Nelson? He'd be great. I really like Owen Beck but I wouldn't wanna take a wager predicting him to go in round 2. I think we could definitely get a second round pick for a guy like Kerfoot

Thanks for the correction. Yes I meant Ty Nelson. I really don't think Kerfoot should be traded as the Leafs have weak centre depth past the Matthews, Tavares and Kampf. In case of injuries there is no one else. I doubt the Leafs could get a second for Kerfoot. Not sure a contender could take his cap, and don't think a non playoff team wants to give up a second for UFA, though I think Kerfoot is well worth his contracts.