The Toronto Maple Leafs made a savvy move in the 2024 NHL Draft, leveraging the Sam Lafferty trade by the Vancouver Canucks to secure a promising goaltender. With limited draft picks this year, the Leafs were strategic. They traded into the first round to snag defenseman Ben Danford and used their later picks wisely. In the 5th round, they picked up goaltender Timofei Obvintsev, a player with notable size and big-league potential. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeyagent1/status/1807122121568718929'> </a></blockquote></div> This particular pick came from the Canucks, part of last season's trade involving the blueliner Lafferty. <q> With the 5th-round pick acquired in this trade, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected goaltender Timofei Obvintsev officially finalizing the trade </q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeypatrol/status/1808307938190131596'> </a></blockquote></div> While only about 3-5% of 5th rounders make the show Obvintsev has many scouts believing in his NHL potential. <q> Timofei Obvintsev is great value for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Big 6-foot-4 goaltender that some scouts think could be a legitimate NHLer one day. Still some seasoning on the positioning size but I've been told there's serious upside there. </q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sellishockey/status/1807122000084894004'> </a></blockquote></div> Sometimes, late-round picks turn into stars, especially when it comes to goalies. If fortune favors them, Brad Treliving might have just found Toronto's future between the pipes in Obvintsev.