| 1 | 17 | Toronto | Carlo Colaiacovo | D | Erie Otters [OHL] | 306 | 28 | 92 | 120 | 169 |
| 5 | 134 | Toronto | Kyle Wellwood | C | Belleville Bulls [OHL] | 373 | 68 | 105 | 173 | 30 |
Two out of twelve is not bad? The wasted picks were as follows:
| 3 | 65 | Toronto | Brendan Bell | D | Ottawa 67's [OHL] | 101 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | 39 | Toronto | Karel Pilar | D | Litvinov CHP HC [Czech] | 90 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 42 |
| 3 | 82 | Toronto | Jay Harrison | D | Brampton Battalion [OHL] | 130 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 140 |
| 3 | 88 | Toronto | Nicolas Corbeil | C | Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] |
| 6 | 168 | Toronto | Maxim Kondratiev | D | Tolyatti-2 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | 183 | Toronto | Jaroslav Sklenar | L | Brno (Czech) |
| 7 | 198 | Toronto | Ivan Kolozvary | F | Trencin Dukla [Slovak] |
| 7 | 213 | Toronto | Jan Chovan | G | Belleville Bulls [OHL] |
| 8 | 246 | Toronto | Tomas Mojzis | D | Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | 276 | Toronto | Mike Knoepfli | F | Georgetown Raiders [OPJHL] |
With the bulk of the picks taken after round four, is it safe to assume the pickings were slim? The following are some of the missed opportunities.
| 8 | 238 | NY Rangers | Ryan Hollweg | C | Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] | 228 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 349 |
| 7 | 227 | Colorado | Marek Svatos | R | Kootenay Ice [WHL] | 344 | 100 | 72 | 172 | 217 |
| 7 | 220 | Calgary | David Moss | R | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders [USHL] | 285 | 59 | 56 | 115 | 82 |
| 7 | 214 | Los Angeles | Cristobal Huet | G | Lugano [Swiss-A] | 272 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 202 | Minnesota | Derek Boogaard | L | Prince George Cougars [WHL] | 277 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 589 |
| 6 | 192 | Dallas | Jussi Jokinen | L | Karpat Jrs. (Finland) | 457 | 103 | 186 | 289 | 154 |
| 6 | 193 | Ottawa | Brooks Laich | C | Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] | 475 | 100 | 137 | 237 | 203 |
| 6 | 179 | Boston | Andrew Alberts | D | Waterloo Black Hawks [USHL] | 381 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 420 |
| 6 | 175 | San Jose | Ryane Clowe | L | Rimouski Oceanic [QMJHL] | 319 | 84 | 131 | 215 | 391 |
| 6 | 176 | NY Rangers | Marek Zidlicky | D | HIFK Helsinki [SM-liiga] | 507 | 60 | 224 | 284 | 472 |
| 6 | 172 | Philadelphia | Dennis Seidenberg | D | Mannheim Eagles [DEL] | 455 | 25 | 123 | 148 | 193 |
| 5 | 151 | Vancouver | Kevin Bieksa | D | Bowling Green State University [CCHA] | 347 | 34 | 113 | 147 | 556 |
Late round draft picks can still produce NHL players, but the Maple Leafs scouting staff needs to have done their homework.
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