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Ranking Prospects 2019-2020

I think I'd wait on kicking him down the depth chart until we see some of these guys actually play. Last year it was Lindholm and Borgman who were going to revolutionize bottom of the roster play and prove Dubas' to be a super-genius. This year it's Mikhayev and Shore.

Every year we get this hype on scrap heap guys and every year they turn out roughly as useless as what we already had.
 
Nik the Trik said:
I think I'd wait on kicking him down the depth chart until we see some of these guys actually play. Last year it was Lindholm and Borgman who were going to revolutionize bottom of the roster play and prove Dubas' to be a super-genius. This year it's Mikhayev and Shore.

Every year we get this hype on scrap heap guys and every year they turn out roughly as useless as what we already had.
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This was posted online 3 minutes before your post:  ;D

https://editorinleaf.com/2019/07/30/toronto-maple-leafs-warranted-mikheyev/
 
This is another solid move Kyle Dubas and should prove to be a very smart signing.
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This final line of the article is more or less what Nik is talking about. I don't think anyone should be predicting that it "should prove" to be a very smart signing. Par Lindholm was 4th in SHL league scoring before coming over to the Leafs.

I hope Mikheyev turns out, but I'm not going to hold out much hope until I see results.
 
Zaitsev was also that guy coveted by many teams, and the Leaf just paid a ransom to get rid of him at mid-tier RHS NHL d-man money after a few years of pretty meh on-ice performance. Thanks Lou...

Diamond in the rough is a statistically low percentage game. Dubas hasn't showed he's got that game figured out at all yet.
 
I do say though, that getting someone like Mikheyev at only $925k is a pretty low risk move. From that stand-point, it's a decent move. Getting Zaitsev was good too.
 
Frank E said:
Zaitsev was also that guy coveted by many teams, and the Leaf just paid a ransom to get rid of him at mid-tier RHS NHL d-man money after a few years of pretty meh on-ice performance. Thanks Lou...
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I don't know that they "paid a ransom" to get rid of him. They got back Ceci who apparently they want in the lineup this year and while I guess they might have done better for Brown than a 3rd if they'd traded him separately they wouldn't have done much better for him.
 
https://theathletic.com/1094241/2019/07/31/the-gifted-leafs-prospect-nick-robertson-is-a-rare-case-study-in-the-value-of-effort/

Nick Robertson gets a spotlight today from Wheeler on his standout ability: trying.

Basically Zach Hyman, but smaller, faster, more puck skilled, and can shoot a bit like Matthews-style.
 
Guilt Trip said:
herman said:
23. Mason Marchment

This guy is going draw and take a lot of penalties
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I like the way he plays. With all the signings it will be really difficult for him and others to crack the lineup.
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If we trade out a bunch of them at the deadline, he might get a spin to close out the season alongside Liljegren, Sandin. Or he might get traded himself as a sweetener and get a chance with Minnesota or Vancouver or whoever.
 
For Marchment to continue following along the "Trevor Moore development path" he's going to need to take a pretty big step forward offensively in his 3rd/upcoming AHL season. He really didn't stand much of a chance of making the team even prior to the offseason signings.

Moore AHL Year 1: 0.57 PPG
Year 2: 0.48 PPG
Year 3: 0.84 PPG

Marchment Year 1: 0.59 PPG
Year 2: 0.57 PPG

Offence obviously isn't everything for these players but it shows that they've become all-around top players for the Marlies and that's a requirement for a promotion.
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/antonj85/status/1156690289559519233
Yoink!
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Every day, I see more of this kid doing exactly the same thing, robbing guys at the blue line and then shelving it..
 
Bullfrog said:
Interesting. In that article it mentions Sandin is the second youngest player in the Leafs' system after Robertson. I didn't realize he was that young. Almost doubled Liljegren's scoring.
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I think you might have misread that section. Sandin (3/7/00) is the next oldest player after Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (9/15/00). Robertson (9/11/01) is nearly a full year younger than Der-Arguchintsev (4 days short).

In ascending order of age:
Nick Robertson
Mike Koster
Mikhail Abramov
Kalle Loponen
Mikko Kokkonen
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
Rasmus Sandin
Riley Stotts
Filip Kral
Nick Abruzzese
Timothy Liljegren
Ryan O'Connell
Pontus Holmberg

This https://pick224.com site that Katya linked is super useful for quickly grabbing all the Toronto drafted players not yet in an upper pro-league (NHL, KHL, SEL, Liiga, etc.)
 
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