<p>Fans wanted to tank the year for Timothy Liljegren. He was the superstar right-handed defenceman the Leafs needed, after all. The Leafs rookies didn&#8217;t listen and made the playoffs. Liljegren didn&#8217;t listen and suffered mononucleosis, and ended up having a decent but not good enough to get excited year. </p>
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<p>But common sense says ignore the illness and let him reach his potential. We hand him ranked 6th overall in our <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/16/nation-network-2017-prospect-profile-6-timothy-liljegren/"><strong>Nation Network total rankings</strong></a>. The Leafs had him up there too. Maybe there&#8217;s a big four after all.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll follow up with deeper dives as the weekend progresses.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-38927" src="https://i0.wp.com/theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/dddbvkjuwaaozem.jpg?resize=909%2C659&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="909" height="659" /></p>
<h1>Leafs at the 2017 Entry Draft</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/23/hockey-gods-bless-leafs-timothy-liljegren-selected-17th-overall/">Round 1, Pick 17: Timothy Liljegren</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-eemeli-rasanen-rd-2-pick-59/">Round 2, Pick 59: Eemeli Rasanen</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ian-scott-rd-4-pick-110/">Round 4, Pick 11o: Ian Scott</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-vladislav-kara-rd-4-pick-124/">Round 4, Pick 124: Vladislav Kara</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-fedor-gordeev-rd-5-pick-141/">Round 5, Pick 141: Fedor Gordeev</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ryan-mcgregor-rd-6-pick-172/">Round 6, Pick 172: Ryan McGregor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ryan-oconnoll-rd-7-pick-203/">Round 7, Pick 203: Ryan O&#8217;Connell</a></li>
</ul>

Fans wanted to tank the year for Timothy Liljegren. He was the superstar right-handed defenceman the Leafs needed, after all. The Leafs rookies didn't listen and made the playoffs. Liljegren didn't listen and suffered mononucleosis, and ended up having a decent but not good enough to get excited year. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXwgsmtx5V0

But common sense says ignore the illness and let him reach his potential. We hand him ranked 6th overall in our <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/16/nation-network-2017-prospect-profile-6-timothy-liljegren/"><strong>Nation Network total rankings</strong></a>. The Leafs had him up there too. Maybe there's a big four after all.

We'll follow up with deeper dives as the weekend progresses.

<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-38927" src="https://theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/dddbvkjuwaaozem.jpg?w=909" alt="" width="909" height="659" />
<h1>Leafs at the 2017 Entry Draft</h1>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/23/hockey-gods-bless-leafs-timothy-liljegren-selected-17th-overall/">Round 1, Pick 17: Timothy Liljegren</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-eemeli-rasanen-rd-2-pick-59/">Round 2, Pick 59: Eemeli Rasanen</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ian-scott-rd-4-pick-110/">Round 4, Pick 11o: Ian Scott</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-vladislav-kara-rd-4-pick-124/">Round 4, Pick 124: Vladislav Kara</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-fedor-gordeev-rd-5-pick-141/">Round 5, Pick 141: Fedor Gordeev</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ryan-mcgregor-rd-6-pick-172/">Round 6, Pick 172: Ryan McGregor</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/06/24/maple-leafs-draft-profile-ryan-oconnoll-rd-7-pick-203/">Round 7, Pick 203: Ryan O'Connell</a></li>
</ul>

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