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Ranking Prospects 2024-25

Cowan's marker is the winner 5-4.

Leafs prospects sweep the double header in the Habs barn.

The goalies.
Niemela
Webber
Chadwick
Cowan
Minten
Grebyonkin
Quillan
Hirvonen

All standouts for me over the 2 games. Finnie and Parsons stood out for their checking and willingness to do the rough stuff, I wouldn't be surprised to see them get a look with the Marlies.
 
Conclusions (just going off vibes):

Minten: going to get a couple of call ups this season.

Cowan: should start the season with the Leafs and then finish the year in junior (hopefully playing a more mature, team approach, even if he can get away with junior all star stuff)

Grebyonkin: AHL all star, and a call up if McMann+ goes down for awhile.

Quillan: could replace Holmberg right now

Hirvonen: AHL full time to get his bearings after a lost season

Lisowsky: AHL deal earned at least

Kressler: keep building AHL cred and try to get thicker

Voit: keep building AHL cred and add speed

Finnie: should get a Marlies contract and would not be surprised by an SPC after a year.

Niemela: if he was 6?2+? he?d have been a top-10 pick. Building AHL cred

Webber: more interesting than advertised!

Chadwick: developing well and will become a real option in a couple of years.
 
Quillan's a guy I'm definitely intrigued about. Don't think he has any chance of cracking the team out of camp as the roster stands but if the team needs a C when injuries hit he could force his way into that conversation.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Quillan's a guy I'm definitely intrigued about. Don't think he has any chance of cracking the team out of camp as the roster stands but if the team needs a C when injuries hit he could force his way into that conversation.
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Me too. Haven't seen much of him. He had some accolades for his two way play as a center in college.
 
herman said:
Lisowsky: AHL deal earned at least
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I hope so.

I was very taken with his attitude when they told him he wasn't getting an NHL deal last July.
 
https://twitter.com/PPPLeafs/status/1835665755456561184

As for why the PP was so hot:
Minten and Cowan and Niemela mainly. The two forwards talked about how Edmonton's PP unit played the two lefties (McDavid, Draisaitl) in a low cycle  off the post to open up space for each other. Niemela was quick, decisive, and precise with distribution. The Habs PK basically never touched the puck.
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Cowan - 1:00
Minten - 3:36

The Tyler Kleven Finns giving Todd Crocker absolutely nothing to work with lol
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Camp starting tomorrow I?d imagine?

I think the golf tournament (today?)usually kicks camp off each September.

Time to start getting back into hockey and the Leafs!
 
RedLeaf said:
Camp starting tomorrow I?d imagine?

I think the golf tournament (today?)usually kicks camp off each September.

Time to start getting back into hockey and the Leafs!
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herman said:
Training Camp: Not announced yet, but I am guessing Sept 18 for medicals + height/weight check ins.

Rookie Tournament @ Montreal (no longer participating in the Traverse City tournament): Sept 14 & 15

Pre-Season:
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Season Opener: Oct 9 @ Montreal
Season Schedule
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There's probably a golf course weekend out-of-town practice thing after the first week of Training Camp.
 
Yeah Leafs haven't announced anything from what I can tell but others teams have all reported the 18th for physicals/medicals and all that and the 19th for the start of on-ice activities.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah Leafs haven't announced anything from what I can tell but others teams have all reported the 18th for physicals/medicals and all that and the 19th for the start of on-ice activities.
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Toronto had started the Training Camp process on the Wednesday for the past few that I cared to look up.

They have today and tomorrow to assess the prospect tournament if they haven't already done so, and finalize the camp roster into Phase 1: full camp and sketch out Phase 2: legit options before the Marlies open their training camp.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5751765/2024/09/17/easton-cowan-maple-leafs-nhl/

He was a surprise first-round Leafs pick at the 2023 NHL Draft.

The questions came hard and fast: Who was this kid? For a team that rarely uses first-round picks, shouldn?t they be opting for a well-known prospect? The Athletic?s Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler both ranked Cowan in the low 90s in their prospect rankings. The most notable aspect of his game was his work rate and not high-end skills. While Cowan?s game and production improved late in his draft season, there were questions about whether his high IQ and energy game could survive in the NHL as a smallish winger.

The questions about his future he received in his Twitter mentions made him delete the app for two days. Afterward, he openly questioned himself. Why was he being so dramatic?

?I wish I?d never deleted it,? Cowan said, shaking his head. ?If people don?t like me, I?m going to use it to motivate me.?
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Oh, he?s fueled by haterade.
 
herman said:
PPP: 3. Fraser Minten
At this point, Fraser Minten might be Ned Flanders. Huge, huge (hockey nerd), wears glasses, plays the piano (hello Joe Woll), and likes to go an random mountain hikes (HELLO, Joe Woll), and is low-key super ripped underneath the sweater. He reminds me of that Frank Catalanatto story where Frank never had the most talent or skill, but would meticulously document every pitcher and pitch he faced, and pre-plan the following engagements.

Minten doesn't have the flash of a Cowan, the shot of a Robertson, or the sheer force of a Knies, but he easily outpaces his cohort in processing the game mentally. So it might take him a little longer to leave his mark on the NHL roster, but when he does get called up for sure, he will be a key glue guy between his wingers and defensemen, and between the bottom-6 and top-6 of the forward roster.
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https://twitter.com/kyle_cush/status/1836081854384054757
Y?all need to listen to this one for the lowkey roast of EiL
 
herman said:
Grebyonkin stymied on his Forsberg attempt.
https://twitter.com/nickbarden/status/1835043210952933811
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I thought it looked familiar...
https://x.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1733886532069597506
 
https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1837860304450953263

I don't think we should get too hyped up over results from the Swedish junior league, but undeniably nice to see him already surpass his point total from last season (which was 8 points in 34 games).
 
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