2015-16 Prospects Thread
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Oh man that's pretty bad. That was a gamble on behalf of the Leafs. I guess they just really wanted rid of Kessel. I think it was a good move for the Leafs in retrospect. I know Babcock is largely responsible for the team's turnaround this season but I just know that Kessel would have thrown a huge monkey wrench into the plan. I think he was a bad influence on Kadri in particular.
Highlander
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I think Pittsburg will make the playoffs and we will get our pick. They have seemed to turn things around and Crosby seems to have waken up.
Heroic Shrimp
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Andrew Nielsen is handily leading the WHL in defenseman scoring, with 12-39-51 in 48 games. Next best in the WHL is 44 points. In no small part because his Lethbridge team is by far the highest scoring team in the league, but still good to see.
And Dmytro Timashov still leads the Quebec Remparts in scoring, despite having only played 29 games for them this year, picking up 53 points. The guy one point behind him has played 47 games.
And Dmytro Timashov still leads the Quebec Remparts in scoring, despite having only played 29 games for them this year, picking up 53 points. The guy one point behind him has played 47 games.
Crucialness Key
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L K said:
Do you mean Timashov then has 53 points in 40 total games?
Bender said:
Remember when there was talk he might play in the medal rounds? If the Leafs were the ones to squash that idea then thank god they did.
GhostofPotvin29
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Bender said:
1 month exactly today right?
GhostofPotvin29
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Keefe says Nylander is likely to return in one of their two games this coming weekend.
GhostofPotvin29
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Bender said:
Come to think of it I haven't seen Peter Forsberg since Lou went over...
Potvin29 said:
Peter Forsberg is now just Stephane Robidas in disguise.
Highlander
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Great news on Nylander, probably erred on the side of caution for some time now. Hopefully he will not have a repeat incident.
L K
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Highlander said:
They absolutely erred on the side of caution when it came to his return trip to Toronto. Everything else was pretty much just textbook concussion recovery. They went by the book and didn't advance him to activity until he was symptom free.
It's interesting though. There is some literature in younger kids that getting them involved in very light activity post-concussion isn't the worst thing for them. I personally don't use that philosophy when I see kids after head injuries but there are some studies out there that advocate very light non-contact activity isn't the worst thing after the 48 hour quiet period.
As for Nylander and playing/not playing in the medal round. That was always speculation. When he had symptoms still he was never going to play. A typical 7-10 day recovery period would have had him ready to play in the medal round if he recovered right away and if he was symptom free that likely would have happened. It likely had absolutely nothing to do with the Leafs making that decision for Sweden.
L K said:
There was talk about Nylander being on the exercise bike bike a few days after the hit.
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Potvin29 said:
Nylander, Leipsic, Kapanen, Brown, Morin, Gauthier, Soshnikov, Bailey, Hyman, Arcobello, Frattin, Carrick
That's a pretty ridiculous top 12. Then you still have a guy like Ryan Rupert with 11 points in 25 games and is a +12 who probably isn't going to be in the lineup.