After beginning our annual Toronto Maple Leafs prospect rankings with the honourable mentions, we move on to the No. 6-10 ranked players.

With the Toronto Maple Leafs development camp behind us, we continue with our annual prospect rankings this week where we will countdown from the honourable mentions, which you can read here, to 10-6, to 5-1. In case you missed it, here’s a review of our top 10 prospect rankings prior to the 2016-17 World Junior Championships.

After sorting through the honourable mentions on Monday, here’s a look at our No. 6-10 ranked prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ organization.

No. 10: Eemeli Rasanen



Defenceman, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

If there was a theme to the 2017 draft for the Leafs, it was size and defence, and Rasanen is both of those. A right shot defenseman who is MASSIVE, standing at 6-foo-7, 210 pounds, Rasanen was an interesting pick for the Leafs.

There were surely better players available, but I actually am a big fan of his game as a two-way defenceman who actually has pretty decent foot speed for a guy his size. Rasanen is a project (like all massive defenseman generally are), but I think he is a project worth taking on because he looked quite good during his first season in North America, and he has the potential to become an NHL defenceman.

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A pick in the CHL Import draft by the Frontenacs, Doug Gilmour has raved about Rasanen’s talent and potential, and he thinks he has a chance to be a good NHLer. Look for Rasanen to further develop with Kingston for the next couple of years and hopefully play in the World Juniors for what should be a stacked Finnish team.

No. 9: Joseph Woll



Goalie, Boston College (NCAA)

No that’s not a typo. For the first time in years, the Leafs finally have a legitimate goaltending prospect. The Leafs 2016 third round pick, Woll just completed an impressive debut season as a Leafs prospect that included a World Junior gold medal with the United States, and an impressive freshman season, where he backstopped Boston College for 34 games as a freshman.

Woll is a big, athletic goaltender, who displays excellent technique for a guy his age and looks like a potential number one goalie in the NHL one day. Next season should be extremely exciting for Woll, as he will more than likely be the United States’ number one goalie at the World Juniors as the Americans look to defend gold on home soil, while also continuing to be the star goalie for what should be a top five Boston College team in the NCAA.

Woll is a few years away, but look for him to steadily rise in the Leafs’ prospect rankings as he continues to fill out and gain experience as a number one.