Ranking Prospects 2018-19
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herman
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I went away on vacation for a bit and completely forgot about this:
TLN: Top 20 Prospects
6. Sean Durzi
5. Jeremy Bracco
4. Rasmus Sandin
3. Carl Grundstrom
2. Andreas Johnsson
1. Timothy Liljegren
TLN: Top 20 Prospects
6. Sean Durzi
5. Jeremy Bracco
4. Rasmus Sandin
3. Carl Grundstrom
2. Andreas Johnsson
1. Timothy Liljegren
Highlander
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strange, I mention Hollowell above and he is called back due to something with Gardner
https://twitter.com/AlexSerenRosso/status/1044518379191775234
Well that's unfortunate.
Well that's unfortunate.
Highlander
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Good article about Engvall in the Athletic today.
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GREAT Scott!!!
On another note, the Flint Firebirds are playing with a 9 forwards and 5 Defensemen, its being called a disaster. It can't be helping Gordeev at all to be there. Don't know what we can do as MLF Alumni but it seems the lad should be traded or moved to a better situation. Out of all the giants we drafted a few years back I seem to have highest hope for him. To bad we just can't move him to the Growlers to start him off.
On another note, the Flint Firebirds are playing with a 9 forwards and 5 Defensemen, its being called a disaster. It can't be helping Gordeev at all to be there. Don't know what we can do as MLF Alumni but it seems the lad should be traded or moved to a better situation. Out of all the giants we drafted a few years back I seem to have highest hope for him. To bad we just can't move him to the Growlers to start him off.
herman
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Bender said:
So I know next to nothing about the player or the team other than what I'm googling right now. I rememeber he's 6'3" the whole game, but with the same wingspan as 6'7" defense prospect Eemeli Rasanen.
His draft year boxcar numbers were bordering on poop emoji status due to his team's general ineptitude. I'm not sure what changed specifically for him this past season, other than Scott spending time with the Marlies dev team for the duration of the Calder Cup run.
For the Prince Albert Raiders, they picked up Brett Leason (undrafted, 19 yr old C/RW) partway through last season, and for some reason he has exploded on offense this season. Yeah he's a big dude (6'4, 200+ lbs) but he was big last year too. He has literally bombed past his previous two seasons' point totals in less than 1/3 of the games played at an over 2 pts per game rate. The Raiders don't really have high end forwards to play off of either, so he's doing this largely on his own and drawing attention from Team Canada for the World Juniors. 2019 will be his final kick at getting drafted.
Will both these performances last the duration of the season? Unlikely. Is it fun? Yes.
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And I thought he was trying to pass it to Marnerherman said:
herman
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https://theathletic.com/651871/2018/11/15/wheeler-the-complete-maple-leafs-prospect-rankings-november-2018-edition/
It's a lot of work to stay abreast of what's going on in the pipeline; most people don't care unless the NHL team is struggling/rebuilding (people are clamoring for Detroit prospect coverage).
Prospects I think are NHL ready today:
Sandin - he's very Dermotty, but far less risky; he's just smart, smart, smart about his positioning, angles, and reading of the game. Modern defensive defenseman. Just needs work on adding speed and it wouldn't hurt to get stronger.
Marchment - not a prospect in terms of age, but he has blossomed under the dev team and Marlies coaching staff. He adds an element that the Leafs do not have (he's a poop disturber in a power forward build) and would be slotting in at a low-leverage position.
Moore - not a prospect in terms of age, but other than his AHL scoring levels, I still maintain he's a left shot Connor Brown with far better wheels. He's an auto zone exit, entry, and a puck hound in the slot.
Prospects who I think are a year away:
Liljegren - still needs work to improve the range on some of his very good tools and playing dependably on a consistent basis. Best stretch passer in the system outside of Gardiner, and possibly already better (hard to tell with the different level of recipients).
Grundstrom - sounds like he's been working on his passing, which would make him a less simplistic attacker.
Engvall - He played shutdown minutes with Gauthier for the Marlies on their stretch drive last season, and offers that deployment some semblance of offense. He's deceptively fast for 6'4" and the additional reach just makes him all the faster on pucks.
Prospects I am very intrigued by:
Ian Scott - as you can see in the previous posts, Ian Scott found something during his time with the Marlies and it has translated to a more patient and positionally sound goaltender, basically stonewalling the WHL.
Sean Durzi - I think he's going to be a very fun add to the Marlies after the OHL playoffs are done, if the Marlies make it that far that is.
Mac Hollowell - He's too fast (of feet and mind) for the OHL; with the loss of Sandin and Timmins in the Soo, he now gets top offensive opportunities to round out his repertoire.
Pontus Holmberg - Wheeler pays some special attention to Holmberg; he appears to be of a similar mold as Johnsson, Brown, Moore, etc. Smart speed/space management.
Prospects I think we should have traded already:
Nielsen
It's a lot of work to stay abreast of what's going on in the pipeline; most people don't care unless the NHL team is struggling/rebuilding (people are clamoring for Detroit prospect coverage).
Prospects I think are NHL ready today:
Sandin - he's very Dermotty, but far less risky; he's just smart, smart, smart about his positioning, angles, and reading of the game. Modern defensive defenseman. Just needs work on adding speed and it wouldn't hurt to get stronger.
Marchment - not a prospect in terms of age, but he has blossomed under the dev team and Marlies coaching staff. He adds an element that the Leafs do not have (he's a poop disturber in a power forward build) and would be slotting in at a low-leverage position.
Moore - not a prospect in terms of age, but other than his AHL scoring levels, I still maintain he's a left shot Connor Brown with far better wheels. He's an auto zone exit, entry, and a puck hound in the slot.
Prospects who I think are a year away:
Liljegren - still needs work to improve the range on some of his very good tools and playing dependably on a consistent basis. Best stretch passer in the system outside of Gardiner, and possibly already better (hard to tell with the different level of recipients).
Grundstrom - sounds like he's been working on his passing, which would make him a less simplistic attacker.
Engvall - He played shutdown minutes with Gauthier for the Marlies on their stretch drive last season, and offers that deployment some semblance of offense. He's deceptively fast for 6'4" and the additional reach just makes him all the faster on pucks.
Prospects I am very intrigued by:
Ian Scott - as you can see in the previous posts, Ian Scott found something during his time with the Marlies and it has translated to a more patient and positionally sound goaltender, basically stonewalling the WHL.
Sean Durzi - I think he's going to be a very fun add to the Marlies after the OHL playoffs are done, if the Marlies make it that far that is.
Mac Hollowell - He's too fast (of feet and mind) for the OHL; with the loss of Sandin and Timmins in the Soo, he now gets top offensive opportunities to round out his repertoire.
Pontus Holmberg - Wheeler pays some special attention to Holmberg; he appears to be of a similar mold as Johnsson, Brown, Moore, etc. Smart speed/space management.
Prospects I think we should have traded already:
Nielsen
Zee
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Marlies won 7-4 yesterday
Sandin really impressed me, that guy looks poised beyond his years. I think he'll be better than Lilegejren. Speaking of the Lilly-pad he got hurt in the first when falling awkwardly, he tried coming back in the 2nd to play but didn't take a regular shift and then didn't play the rest of the way
Bracco had 2 goals, looked pretty good. Also was impressed by Engvall and Grundstrom.
Sandin really impressed me, that guy looks poised beyond his years. I think he'll be better than Lilegejren. Speaking of the Lilly-pad he got hurt in the first when falling awkwardly, he tried coming back in the 2nd to play but didn't take a regular shift and then didn't play the rest of the way
Bracco had 2 goals, looked pretty good. Also was impressed by Engvall and Grundstrom.
Guilt Trip
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Does Sandin look like he could make the jump next year? Is he playing sheltered minutes down there?Zee said:
Zee
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I'm not sure if I could break down sheltered minutes for the game, I mean he was out there as often as any other dman yesterday from what I could tell so I'm sure he could probably play sheltered NHL minutes next season on your 3rd pair. He just looks so calm and confident with the puck. I think he's another DermottGuilt Trip said: