The Leafs' 2006 draft class is arguably the best in franchise history in terms of how much usage they got out of the players selected. Six of the seven players spent at least one season with the Leafs, while the likes of Nikolay Kulemin, James Reimer, and Leo Komarov were mainstays for years.

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The good news about the Leafs' 2005 draft class is that they were able to hit on two of their picks in Tuukka Rask and Anton Stralman. The bad news is that they both reached their full potential outside of the organization.

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The Leafs' 2004 class was another relatively weak collective group in terms of who made the NHL. Of the seven players taken, Justin Pogge and Robbie Earl made it while combining for 54 games played.

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The Leafs' 2003 draft class was another lacklustre group, though this time they only made six selections. Only two of their picks made it to the NHL, with John Mitchell being the most successful at over 500 games played.

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The Leafs' 2002 draft class is quite an interesting crop of talent. Their first two picks in Alexander Steen and Matt Stajan each played in over 1000 NHL games, while Ian White surpassed 500. They even got Staffan Kronwall, the younger brother of Niklas Kronwall.

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The 2001 draft class saw seven players make the NHL, with six of them doing so for the Leafs. Carlo Colaiacovo and Kyle Wellwood headline this group, while other notable names include Karel Pilar and Jay Harrison.

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