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Leafs Rookie Tournament

princedpw said:
I saw a bit of the beginning of the game.  I actually wasn't all that impressed with Gardiner.  On the power play his handling of the puck and receiving of passes wasn't super slick.  I hope he played better as the game went on.
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He did score two goals and the GWG on an end to end rush ;)
 
For those looking for the link...

http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=616&id=122701

It will start around 7:30 pm on that link.
 
You can tell McKegg has a lot of finesse in his game. Olden not looking too bad. Heard had a couple chances, now has a goal. That's about it though. That was a crazy bounce.
 
It's interesting how generally you can't tell who the touted players are. Despres is supposed to be pretty good but I haven't seen much. Ross isn't doing much outside of chirping. The D has been unremarkable. Not much to say other than it seems to be a workman-like effort right now.

Sparks is standing tall!
 
Yeah, McKegg has some real big league skill....

Devane was good again tonight, he actually skates really well for a tough guy, or at least a guy that is known for that. He set up the last goal there, but I'm not sure if he meant to, or he was just getting a shot on net. Either way, he is big and he has some skill, not just a brute.

Sparks again settled down and played a really good game. Heard is a good pick up as well, he showed some hustle tonight and got rewarded for it, being in on two goals I think.

The Leafs have some really good players in the system, it's blatantly apparent.
 
BlueWhiteBlood said:
Yeah, McKegg has some real big league skill....

Devane was good again tonight, he actually skates really well for a tough guy, or at least a guy that is known for that. He set up the last goal there, but I'm not sure if he meant to, or he was just getting a shot on net. Either way, he is big and he has some skill, not just a brute.

Sparks again settled down and played a really good game. Heard is a good pick up as well, he showed some hustle tonight and got rewarded for it, being in on two goals I think.

The Leafs have some really good players in the system, it's blatantly apparent.
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Yeah, I mean the team just dominated the Pens to no end, and our best players weren't even dressed. It didn't even seem like a fair game.

Now the real test is Ottawa though. They're really coming up big with young talent right now: Jared Cowan, Zibanejad, Rundblad etc.

It'll be interesting to see how Tuesday's game plays out, as both teams are undefeated and relatively dominant.
 
I think we also need to temper the expectation a little. From what I watched of the games so far (and it has been limited) the rookies looked pretty good. I am cautiously optimistic - while they looked good, it was still the equivalent of AHL good. Many of them still have a long way to go but I like that we are looking deeper on the farm.
 
Scot4bz said:
I think we also need to temper the expectation a little. From what I watched of the games so far (and it has been limited) the rookies looked pretty good. I am cautiously optimistic - while they looked good, it was still the equivalent of AHL good. Many of them still have a long way to go but I like that we are looking deeper on the farm.
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Oh yeah, and truth be told, some of them probably won't even make the cut at the AHL level. We're not brimming with NHL ready talent, but there are some bright spots, and its nice to see some players impress. It gives me hope that a 3rd-7th rounder might surprise and come out as a quality player.
 
Bender said:
Scot4bz said:
I think we also need to temper the expectation a little. From what I watched of the games so far (and it has been limited) the rookies looked pretty good. I am cautiously optimistic - while they looked good, it was still the equivalent of AHL good. Many of them still have a long way to go but I like that we are looking deeper on the farm.
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Oh yeah, and truth be told, some of them probably won't even make the cut at the AHL level. We're not brimming with NHL ready talent, but there are some bright spots, and its nice to see some players impress. It gives me hope that a 3rd-7th rounder might surprise and come out as a quality player.
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If truth be told, over the past few years the organization has done a pretty solid job with their late round picks.

They may not have the flashiest list, but they've come away with a lot of players and solid prospects when usually teams come away with nothing.

The only recent year they didn't impress was in 08 (aside from picking Schenn obviously)...
 
One thing that really stood out to me at the game was that they seemed really big.  They had a lot of players out there that seemed to tower over the Pens.
 
Mr. Patience said:
One thing that really stood out to me at the game was that they seemed really big.  They had a lot of players out there that seemed to tower over the Pens.
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With D'Amigo out there isn't a single player listed under 6 foot on the roster.
 
Line-up for tonight's game:

McKegg - Heard - Nicholls
Olden - Carrick - Frattin
Brenner - Ryan - Neuber
Devane - Crescenzi - Leivo

Stanisz - Blacker
Gardiner - Urban
Clarke - Schwindt

Owuya
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Line-up for tonight's game:

McKegg - Heard - Nicholls
Olden - Carrick - Frattin
Brenner - Ryan - Neuber
Devane - Crescenzi - Leivo

Stanisz - Blacker
Gardiner - Urban
Clarke - Schwindt

Owuya
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Link for the game stream..

http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=616&id=122969
 
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