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Michael Bunting is a Maple Leaf

I gave it to you, Carlton... even though you cheated (no terms, or source)

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1420421191270084610
 
Should I be excited?  (Confession: been glossing over all the glossing on here surrounding this dude.)
 
Finally...Gotta give CTB credit for calling this one 10 years ago. Didn't know anything about the guy but the more I read, the more I liked.
 
Who is right.  TSN has 950K x 2 years?

If it's 900K this is a great deal.  If 950K it's a horrible overpay by Dumbas.
 
herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Happy Michael Bunting Day everyone.
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https://theleafsnation.com/2014/06/27/what-are-the-odds-draft-prospect-michael-bunting/
This was a fun read

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uElZ4vI5k44
This was a fun watch
and it comes with a companion book
https://jmalloryhockey.substack.com/p/examining-michael-buntings-goal-scoring

Anyway, he's of the mold of plug-and-play winger Dubas has favoured peppering the lineup with on the cheap, but this one has a bit more pop in the shot and digs in for 2nd, 3rd, 4th efforts (see Matthew Knies, most recently).
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https://twitter.com/domluszczyszyn/status/1420422952886091778
 
There's a limit to how excited I'm going to be about a guy who has ok AHL scoring numbers as a 24 year old but, sure, roll the dice.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Should I be excited?  (Confession: been glossing over all the glossing on here surrounding this dude.)
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He could end up going back to the AHL or he could end up excelling in a top-6 spot alongside one of the big duos. Or somewhere in between. Who knows. Fingers crossed the Leafs finally get one of those "steals" that we never seem to get.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Should I be excited?  (Confession: been glossing over all the glossing on here surrounding this dude.)
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He could end up going back to the AHL or he could end up excelling in a top-6 spot alongside one of the big duos. Or somewhere in between. Who knows. Fingers crossed the Leafs finally get one of those "steals" that we never seem to get.
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It's also basically a no-risk move. If he works out, amazing. If not? He'll be good for the Marlies, with no impact on the cap.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Should I be excited?  (Confession: been glossing over all the glossing on here surrounding this dude.)
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He could end up going back to the AHL or he could end up excelling in a top-6 spot alongside one of the big duos. Or somewhere in between. Who knows. Fingers crossed the Leafs finally get one of those "steals" that we never seem to get.
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I think he'd be a good third banana with Tavares-Nylander at the top end, or make for a very fun pesky-responsible grind line with defensive3C-Anderson
 
Thanks for the responses.  I'm going to spend the afternoon trying to figure out whether he's higher or lower than Mike "Who?" Amadio in my Love Hierarchy.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Thanks for the responses.  I'm going to spend the afternoon trying to figure out whether he's higher or lower than Mike "Who?" Amadio in my Love Hierarchy.
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Mike Amadio you can consider like Travis Boyd. Bunting is like Vesey, but won't fall down so much, and attacks the slot. One is bottom-line insurance, the other is a higher upside gamble.
 
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