Here is an update on Toronto Maple Leafs prospects selected in the latter half of the 2024 NHL Draft:
Timofei Obvintsev – G – 5th round (157th overall) – Krasnaya Armiya (MHL- Russia)
The 20-year-old has been in the CSKA Moscow junior system since 2020 and had a 2.96 GAA in 16 starts in his draft year. Last season, he played only 11 games in the MHL, posting a 2.78 GAA and .908 save percentage. This season, Obvintsev graduated to the second-level pro VHL, but after playing only six games as a backup, he has been sent back to the junior level, posting a 6-4-0 record, 2.78 GAA, and .908 save %.
Matt Lahey – D – 7th round (200th overall) – Fargo (USHL)
The 6’5”, 203 lb. blueliner shifted from the BCHL to Fargo of the USHL last season, and posted 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 59 games, and was committed to Clarkson University in 2025, but switched to Michigan State University this fall. The 19-year-old has played sparingly after suffering an injury at Leafs development camp in September. In 10 games, the big 19-year-old has three assists
Sam McCue – LW – 7th round (216th overall) – Ottawa (OHL)
The 20-year-old blossomed last season with the Owen Sound and Flint. Between the two clubs, he scored 36 goals in 55 games, but after the deal scored at almost a goal-per-game pace with the Firebirds (18 goals in 20 games). McCue was traded to the Brantford Bulldogs in June, and after putting up 10 goals in 25 games, he was dealt to the Ottawa 67’s for a pair of draft picks. In 13 games with the 67’s, he has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists). If McCue is not signed to an NHL deal by June, he will be eligible to re-enter the NHL Draft.
Nathan Mayes – D – 7th round (225th overall) – Spokane (WHL)
The 19-year-old nearly doubled his regular-season offensive production, with 27 points (6 goals, 21 assists) in 56 games, and added 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 20 playoff games last season with Spokane, but a slow start has Mayes with just 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists) in 49 games.
