It was 60 years ago the first Leafs were picked at the draft and there have been some unusual twists since.
Leafs owner Harold Ballard wasn’t on great terms with the NHL and denied them the Gardens for the first draft held outside Montreal.
. “I told him I made $28,500 a year, really $23,000, but I’d lied. He grumbled and said ‘I’ll give ya $27,000’. It turned out Gord made just $20,000. So the next day, he had to give Gord a raise to $30,000. And I’m sure Wendel is thinking, ‘Is this the NHL or the Saskatoon Blades?'” It ended on a sour note for the Leafs, who hoped to take Brett Lindros 16th, setting the table to one day unite him with Eric. But Quebec, having been spurned by the Lindros family weren’t doing them or the Leafs any favours. Sensing what the Leafs planned, Lacroix swapped picks with the Islanders who moved up to take Brett ninth. The Leafs had to settle for goalie Eric Fichaud.Article contentlanded Tomas Kaberle, who would play the third-most games by a Toronto defenceman.
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