Tank Nation: Matthews Edition
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"Eichler set up a hurdle at 30 inches and Rielly cleared it. Then 40. And 50. And, in a moment that was captured on an iPhone two years ago and has been since viewed more than 28,000 times on YouTube (?Morgan Rielly breaks Twist record with 60 inch vertical jump?), he sprung roughly the height of 5-foot-8 Toronto Maple Leafs teammate Brandon Kozun."
http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-morgan-rielly-an-athletic-freak-who-could-be-the-future-leader-of-the-blue-and-white
http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-morgan-rielly-an-athletic-freak-who-could-be-the-future-leader-of-the-blue-and-white
Highlander
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Me Son told me Patrick, no reason to doubt him as he is a walking Leaf encyclopaedia. Still pretty damn high I would say.
So if the Leafs don't end up with the first, and are in the 3 or 4 spot, do you think the Leafs would entertain trading down a couple spots and taking Nylander as well as picking up some additional picks perhaps? Should they do this if that was the case?
The thinking being that they have so many holes, that if they can't get the absolute best pick in the draft, they try and maximize the number of picks that they have? Or is the difference between the talent at the 3, 4 spot and the talent Nylander is projected to provide great enough that the move would be a mistake?
The thinking being that they have so many holes, that if they can't get the absolute best pick in the draft, they try and maximize the number of picks that they have? Or is the difference between the talent at the 3, 4 spot and the talent Nylander is projected to provide great enough that the move would be a mistake?
LuncheonMeat
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Significantly Insignificant said:
Outside of Matthews, I would hold on to the 2 or 3 to take one of Puljujarvi or Laine. I wouldn't trade down and pass up on one of these two, but I'm not a GM so take that for what it's worth. I'm not sure about Tkachuk as he haven't seen him play much, so I would defer to others on that one. Either way, if the Leafs can land a top-3 pick it would be bloody great for the organization.
herman
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Significantly Insignificant said:
Draft pool looks like Matthews | 2-4 | 5-6 to me.
I agree with LuncheonMeat. I prefer to not juggle out of whatever top-10 position we land on for sentimental value (attempting to Brayden Schenn all over again?), especially if we're in the top-6.
Where we can recoup more picks (and potential steals) would be similar to last season's late-1st into 3 2nd Rders as GMs tend to try to get cute there.
Highlander
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I would take Puljujarvi or Laine in a New York minute, the both remind me of young Malkins, big strong forwards with fantastic hands
Nik the Trik said:
I'm picturing a young Sedin like duo.
Honestly I would lean to keeping the pick if it's in the top 3. If it's the 4th or the 5th then I don't really care. I'm in this mode of trusting the decision that the Leafs make is the best one, which is weird territory. I reserve the right to revoke that trust at the first Travis Zajac like trade however. I guess I asked the question because I figured that having the older brother of the prospect in the organization would offer some sort of incentive.
There was a guy from McKeens on the radio. He said that he could actually see Laine going first overall because he thinks he will play center in the NHL. He had Puljujarvi a little lower at 4 because he feels he is more of a perimeter player, and he had Nylander in the top 5. I imagine he could just saying these things to be controversial.
I was just wondering if the Leafs could sell trading down because they are getting the brother of one of their top prospects, who is supposed to be pretty good in his own right, while picking some extra picks. I guess it would be hard to judge because it would depend on what those other picks are coming back.
McGarnagle
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Based on the Steelheads games I've watched- if Nylander is in the top 5, this is an extremely weak draft.
I would love to see the Nylander brothers playing together on the Leafs. How high is Nylander's brother projected to go in the draft? I wonder if the Leafs will have a shot at him. That would be really interesting. It's about time the Leafs had some good luck at the draft. They were so close to winning the lottery for McDavid. I remember watching the lottery with such anticipation. I really thought the Leafs were going to get him.
bustaheims
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Bender said:
That's just something brothers often say in the media, though. I'm pretty sure Eric or Jordan Staal said that Jared was the most talented in the family, and, well, obviously that wasn't true.
How is Nylander doing anyway? I was quite worried about him after that terrible hit. He seems like he had a really hard time recovering. I really hope he can come back and play well. Concussions are really a terrible thing. I watched the video of what ended Nick Kypreos's career and it was hard to watch.
LuncheonMeat
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Someone spent too much time playing with Silly String when they were a kid. Although I do like the Twitter handle, Ineffective Math.
I am starting to get excited about the tank actually. I few weeks back it looked like the Leafs might make a miraculous playoff run but the way things look now, that would be impossible. I'm fine with them trading everyone. A complete fire sale. Maybe keep Reilly. I'm not sold on Kadri. Gardiner has been disappointing the past couple of seasons. Reimer shows flashes of brilliance but he is inconsistent and unproven. Basically after last season I'm completely fine with them cleaning house. I realize that they have redeemed themselves in many ways this year but the damage has been done.
Highlander
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Reimer has the best save % in the league, would be a Vesina winner or candidate at this point. Gardiner is playing the best hockey of his career, as is Kadri. We do need a core to build around and we seem to have these key elements in place. Why fire sale what doesnt need to be sold? I would add Holland and perhaps Komorav to Reilly and the aforementioned and add around this.
