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Ranking Prospects 2019-2020

Bullfrog said:
Too bad he didn't have one more year on his contract, because Kessel's $1.2M comes off the cap in 2022.
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1.2 mill isn't going to be the difference maker with Freddie. You always find a way to sign your core guys. Leafs could also not re-sign Hyman who is a UFA and give him that 2.25. What's it going to take for the Leafs to say sign or see ya to him?
 
We don't quite have a Timothy Liljegren thread yet, but there's an indepth video breakdown of how his game has progressed and evolved (for those that can read it)

https://theathletic.com/1549114/2020/01/22/video-scouting-report-why-maple-leafs-prospect-timothy-liljegrens-game-is-ready-for-the-nhl/

When the Leafs drafted Liljegren in 2017, he was an offence-first blueliner with lousy defence and decision-making. As Liljegren enters the NHL, that player is hardly recognizable. Liljegren?s defence and decision-making are his defining characteristics, the characteristics that could make him a mainstay with the Leafs for years to come.

In the two seasons preceding Liljegren?s draft, he didn?t show much in the way of defensive skill and awareness. Sure, he had some ability to make stops thanks to his quickness, but he also stood around his net with no purpose. He let attackers move around him unimpeded. 

Now, Liljegren?s off-puck defence is his best defensive attribute. It?s impressive. He can lockdown fast-moving attacks with such efficiency that it would be surprising if it doesn?t translate to the NHL. He reads the play a step-ahead and making a probability-based decision on where to head next.
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This is one of those instances where a raw player's offensive instincts have successfully translated to the inverse ability.
 
its a great article and one of the main reasons I love The Athletic so much.  The reporting in all sports is top notch. Hope we keep Liljegren up with us after the break.
 
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2020/1/22/21073984/toronto-marlies-ranked-in-the-top-25-under-25-where-are-they-now-maple-leafs-prospects-analysis-ahl

PPP is doing a bit of 'hindsight is 2020' during the bye-week...

herman said:
Trying not to overthink this

1. Auston Matthews (1)
2. Mitch Marner (2)
3. William Nylander (3)
4. Kasperi Kapanen (4)
5. Travis Dermott (8 )
6. Alexander Kerfoot (5)
7. Andreas Johnsson (7)
8. Rasmus Sandin (6)
9. Timothy Liljegren (9)
10. Nic Petan (13)
11. Trevor Moore (10)
12. Ilya Mikheyev (14)
13. Nick Robertson (11)
14. Egor Korshkov (21)
15. Jeremy Bracco (12)
16. Teemu Kivihalme (NR)
17. Pierre Engvall (18)
18. Joseph Woll (16)
19. Ian Scott (17)
20. Mac Hollowell (15)
21. Joseph Duszak (25)
22. Semyon Der Arguchintsev (22)
23. Adam Brooks (19)
24. Kasimir Kaskisuo (NR)
25. Mikko Kokkonen (20)

I haven't really seen enough of the back half to be even remotely sure.
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I was too high on:
Dermott, Petan, Moore, Bracco

I think I was too low on:
Mikheyev, Engvall, Brooks
 
Highlander said:
its a great article and one of the main reasons I love The Athletic so much.  The reporting in all sports is top notch. Hope we keep Liljegren up with us after the break.
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herman said:
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2020/1/22/21073984/toronto-marlies-ranked-in-the-top-25-under-25-where-are-they-now-maple-leafs-prospects-analysis-ahl

PPP is doing a bit of 'hindsight is 2020' during the bye-week...

herman said:
Trying not to overthink this

1. Auston Matthews (1)
2. Mitch Marner (2)
3. William Nylander (3)
4. Kasperi Kapanen (4)
5. Travis Dermott (8 )
6. Alexander Kerfoot (5)
7. Andreas Johnsson (7)
8. Rasmus Sandin (6)
9. Timothy Liljegren (9)
10. Nic Petan (13)
11. Trevor Moore (10)
12. Ilya Mikheyev (14)
13. Nick Robertson (11)
14. Egor Korshkov (21)
15. Jeremy Bracco (12)
16. Teemu Kivihalme (NR)
17. Pierre Engvall (18)
18. Joseph Woll (16)
19. Ian Scott (17)
20. Mac Hollowell (15)
21. Joseph Duszak (25)
22. Semyon Der Arguchintsev (22)
23. Adam Brooks (19)
24. Kasimir Kaskisuo (NR)
25. Mikko Kokkonen (20)

I haven't really seen enough of the back half to be even remotely sure.
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I was too high on:
Dermott, Petan, Moore, Bracco

I think I was too low on:
Mikheyev, Engvall, Brooks
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Always liked Brooks from the first game I saw him play live for the Marlies. Same with Engvall. I think Bracco could be an NHLer but he's totally an offensive guy. Elite passing skills.
 
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-prospects/2020/1/23/21075367/looking-at-mikhail-abramovs-remarkable-transformation-this-season-maple-leafs-prospects-draft-picks

Abramov is shooting up the internal rankings
 
Wheeler did a prospect ranking today in The Athletic (he's counting a few of the former top prospects as having graduated to the NHL now, notably Sandin).

1. Robertson
2. Liljegren
3. Bracco
4. Abramov
5. SDA
6. Abruzzese
7. Woll
8. Kokkonen
9. Hollowell
10. Duszak
11. Kral
12. Koster
13. Scott
14. Lindgren
15. Kara
16. Luchuk
17. Rasanen
18. Loponen
 
herman said:
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-prospects/2020/1/23/21075367/looking-at-mikhail-abramovs-remarkable-transformation-this-season-maple-leafs-prospects-draft-picks

Abramov is shooting up the internal rankings
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Kid sounds promising.
 
https://theathletic.com/1703496/2020/04/22/the-gifted-how-maple-leafs-prospect-mikhail-abramov-redefined-his-game/

This series has always been about prospects who?ve used one skill, or a particular combination of them, to unique ends. The ones who?ve found different ways than most to impact a game. In theory, these players represent some of the most fascinating case studies in the game. Their difference can be studied and picked apart, producing along the way (I hope) insights into the dynamism of the sport and the varied ways the game is being played.

The Gifted has, in that pursuit, likely ignored players who haven?t just found one skill (or approach) to build their game around. This year, as I prepared my list of potential subjects for the series, I wanted to take a closer look at a player who, in some way or another, markedly changed their game.

I wanted to study a shapeshifter of sorts. A player who knew his best skills, or his single approach, wasn?t likely to be enough to propel him to the next level and found a new ? potentially better ? way of using his tools

And there may be no player whose change was as perceptible as Mikhail Abramov?s.
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This one's interesting.

When the Leafs drafted him, Abramov appeared to be a player in the mold of a Semyon Der-Arguchintsev: pass-first playmaking center.  One dev camp later: he doubled his goal production without losing any playmaking, outpacing his next highest scoring teammate by nearly 2x.
 
https://theathletic.com/1799870/2020/05/12/hes-a-workhorse-why-the-leafs-signed-filip-kral-to-an-entry-level-contract

5th rd pick in 2018; another forward who converted from forward to defense at 14 years old because of his hockey sense and puck mobility. He'll likely follow a similar path as Holl, Hollowell, and Rubins in splitting his first season on the Growlers and getting time on the Marlies to begin adjusting his game speed.
 
I like the kidz tude, took a step back to come to N.A. and said in the article;

?(Some players) want everything right now and after that, they are stressed and mad,? Kral told The Athletic over the phone recently from his home in Blansko. ?I don?t like these players. I?m a little bit of the opposite.?

Workhorse, smart, could end up being a very good late pick.
 
herman said:
https://theathletic.com/1799870/2020/05/12/hes-a-workhorse-why-the-leafs-signed-filip-kral-to-an-entry-level-contract

5th rd pick in 2018; another forward who converted from forward to defense at 14 years old because of his hockey sense and puck mobility. He'll likely follow a similar path as Holl, Hollowell, and Rubins in splitting his first season on the Growlers and getting time on the Marlies to begin adjusting his game speed.
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Interessante.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1263131122327789569
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Signs you should not have been in the OHL... 82 pts as a defenseman in a shortened season.
 
herman said:
Signs you should not have been in the OHL... 82 pts as a defenseman in a shortened season.
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That was also only 5th on his team in scoring, two other overagers were in the top-5 with him. Guessing that was a hell of a powerplay unit.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
herman said:
Signs you should not have been in the OHL... 82 pts as a defenseman in a shortened season.
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That was also only 5th on his team in scoring, two other overagers were in the top-5 with him. Guessing that was a hell of a powerplay unit.
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They had the best PP in the league @ 29.8%
He and Marco Rossi just feeding Jack Quinn and co.
 
Nifty article on SDA. Got a couple clips that break down his

https://jhanhky.substack.com/p/semyon-der-arguchintsev-the-little
 
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