2016 Rookie Tournament Roster
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herman
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As MLHS is wont to do, here is a very thorough write up profiling some of the players on the rookie tournament roster:
https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2016/09/16/previewing-the-toronto-maple-leafs-2016-rookie-tournament-roster/
I missed watching the game live, but judging by the threads online and the highlights and the stats, the Marlies are still aiming for speed and possession driven games. We're down premiere AHL finishers this year with the loss of Nylander, Arcobello, and Brennan so I'm modifying expectations accordingly. Still really good to see the rookie squad nearly double up on the Sens in shots even while carrying the lead for over two periods.
https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2016/09/16/previewing-the-toronto-maple-leafs-2016-rookie-tournament-roster/
I missed watching the game live, but judging by the threads online and the highlights and the stats, the Marlies are still aiming for speed and possession driven games. We're down premiere AHL finishers this year with the loss of Nylander, Arcobello, and Brennan so I'm modifying expectations accordingly. Still really good to see the rookie squad nearly double up on the Sens in shots even while carrying the lead for over two periods.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZujUrXAxw
Bibeau gives Bitten the mitten.
Bibeau gives Bitten the mitten.
hockeyfan1
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Mitch Marner attests he's NHL-ready and wants the chance to prove he "belongs"...
"This is Marner?s second chance trying to make the Leafs from the OHL. A year ago he feels like he didn?t go for it enough; didn?t allow himself to take the calculated risks needed to create plays out of thin air, his specialty.
"I feel more comfortable with the puck and a lot more patient with the puck," he said. "I just need to make sure when I come into the games I play the same way and I?m not stressed and can play my game."
?I want to make the right play every time I have the puck."
If Marner can display the kind of wizardry he routinely did during his OHL career his NHL apprenticeship will be ready to begin and this will be his last weekend he plays hockey in London for years to come.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/mitch-marner-prove-maple-leafs-belongs-nhl/
"This is Marner?s second chance trying to make the Leafs from the OHL. A year ago he feels like he didn?t go for it enough; didn?t allow himself to take the calculated risks needed to create plays out of thin air, his specialty.
"I feel more comfortable with the puck and a lot more patient with the puck," he said. "I just need to make sure when I come into the games I play the same way and I?m not stressed and can play my game."
?I want to make the right play every time I have the puck."
If Marner can display the kind of wizardry he routinely did during his OHL career his NHL apprenticeship will be ready to begin and this will be his last weekend he plays hockey in London for years to come.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/mitch-marner-prove-maple-leafs-belongs-nhl/
herman
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Cameranesi stepping up a bit. Glad he got an AHL contract at least from that forgettable 2011 draft.
Middleton got a goal on Saturday on a throw in. He is huge and looks like he's still adapting to his body.
Johnsson looks really good out there, especially with skilled linemates (Timashov!).
Lindberg starting to look more assertive and JVR-lite.
Kaskisuo > Bibeau (small sample size). He's calmer in net.
Dermott is actually kind of mean on the ice. I like it.
Not too surprised we went 3-0 for the tournament. We held significant territorial advantage in possession and chances. A few rusty brain lapses here and there meant more goals in than preferred (Bibeau), without the automatic goal scoring we saw last year on the Marlies.
No one looked like they would threaten for an Opening Day spot in the lineup this year other than Marner but there is promise all over this tier of prospect.
Middleton got a goal on Saturday on a throw in. He is huge and looks like he's still adapting to his body.
Johnsson looks really good out there, especially with skilled linemates (Timashov!).
Lindberg starting to look more assertive and JVR-lite.
Kaskisuo > Bibeau (small sample size). He's calmer in net.
Dermott is actually kind of mean on the ice. I like it.
Not too surprised we went 3-0 for the tournament. We held significant territorial advantage in possession and chances. A few rusty brain lapses here and there meant more goals in than preferred (Bibeau), without the automatic goal scoring we saw last year on the Marlies.
No one looked like they would threaten for an Opening Day spot in the lineup this year other than Marner but there is promise all over this tier of prospect.
Rebel_1812
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Wait a minute. Leafs lost Stu Percy for nothing!?!?!
Kaberle15
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Rebel_1812 said:
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, following the 2015?16 season, Percy was not tendered a contract as a restricted free agent, releasing him to free agency. On July 1, 2016, Percy was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one year, two-way contract worth $575,000 at the NHL level.
If you add Tyler Biggs, that was a bad draft in the 1st round for the Leafs... I can only imagine that Percy was not Qualified as a RFA to clear a roster/contract spot.
But he could do fine as a 7th or 8th D in the NHL.
