The third round selection for the Leafs, which was picked up from trading down their 25th pick to 29th, has been made. The player is Semyon Der-Arguchintsev from the Peterborough Petes.

While it’s tough to project how good a 3rd round selection may be, this pick seems like an intelligent risk to take. He had great production in the OHL for his size and while he’s still 3-4 years out of the NHL, I like this selection. Der-Arguchintsev is the youngest player in this draft, so betting on him catching up developmentally is a smart move to make.

Here are his career stats, from eliteprospects.com:

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