The reality is that a Toronto first-round pick is likely (but not guaranteed, of course) to fall somewhere between No. After all, St. Louis won the Cup with a big, gritty team, right? So what about St. Louis? Well, the best St. Louis players up front were Ryan O’Reilly, Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko, none of whom are thumpers. The real St. Louis bulk was on the back end, led by Alex Pietrangelo, Joel Edmundson, Colton Parayko and Jay Bouwmeester.

Source: thestar June 24, 2019 23:03 UTC