Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
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bustaheims said:hap_leaf said:Not choosing Ritchie is disappointing. I sense he will develop into a very solid NHL'er and ANA made out like bandits to get him.
I'm pretty confident Nylander will develop into the better player. Anaheim got a nice player, but the Leafs got the better one.
hap_leaf said:I do hope you are right and time will tell!
What do you think Nylander's end weight will be when full grown? I see him listed at 170 lbs right now.
CarltonTheBear said:Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
bustaheims said:Well, if he's built anything like his father, he'll come in somewhere in the 190-200 range. And, for what it's worth, eliteprospects.com has him listed at 180. The listings on European juniors tend to vary wildly and not be particularly accurate, because they're often not up to date.
hap_leaf said:CarltonTheBear said:Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
They win the first round I'd say.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2014/06/27/maple_leafs_draft_william_nylander_nhl_speed_nhl_hands_and_an_nhl_shot_right_now.html said:The winger is in a unique position: He?s a free agent in Europe. If he doesn?t make the Leafs out of training camp, they can elect to send him to the AHL, something they couldn?t do with a Canadian player, or back to Sweden if a team will take him, or to an OHL team.
?That is up to the team,? said Nylander. ?My goal is to play in the NHL. If not, go back to Sweden or the AHL.?
CarltonTheBear said:Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I think we get Nylander with the 8th. Just a hunch.
CarltonTheBear said:Ivan Barbashev falls out of the first round. He was a guy that I really liked back when it looked like we were drafting around the 12 spot. Would be awesome if the Leafs could nab an early 2nd to get him.
BlueWhiteBlood said:TSN said they were heavy in talks with Buffalo, didn't they? They have an early 2nd rounder for us.
lamajama said:Garth Snow : "They sh*t on me too".
L K said:CarltonTheBear said:Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
It's going to be hard to make fun of them if their GM is competent.
bustaheims said:L K said:CarltonTheBear said:Vancouver picks up Virtanen and McCann. Nice job by them.
It's going to be hard to make fun of them if their GM is competent.
Yeah, though, that still remains to be seen. No obvious screw ups so far, though. Not like Carolina taking Fleury 7th.
CarltonTheBear said:Don't worry guys...
Jason Botchford @botchford 10m
Benning: never considered a Russian "want to get this team to a meat and potato style"