Don't shoot the messenger. Toronto drafted three 19 year-old defensemen last year; Dermott, Nielson, Desrochers. Desrochers is the only one not signed to an ELC. He is possible on the bubble.
When is the deadline to sign him? ie. a draftee from the CHL?
Don't shoot the messenger. Toronto drafted three 19 year-old defensemen last year; Dermott, Nielson, Desrochers. Desrochers is the only one not signed to an ELC. He is possible on the bubble.
Will he play OHL, AHL, or ECHL next year? He is eligible for all 3 leagues.
I've watched Desrocher since his first rookie camp ( Oshawa Gens seasons ticket holder). He was very green and made lots of mistakes at the beginning of his first season but was remarkable at his level of improvement for each game. He has a great shot and became very good at skating the puck out of his own end and learned to make some real smart first passes. I would really like to see him start at the ECHL level to learn how to be a pro before he makes the jump to the marlies to help in his development.
Agreed, though it sounds like we've still got a full year to sign him, so Lou may just be "dangling a carrot." Desrocher started out really raw, so they probably want to see one more year of "push yourself hard, keep improving to earn that offer" before giving him a contract.Would be kind of funny and sad if we didn't sign him. We drafted him only last year, and then he follows it up with as good a year as you could ever hope from a player like him. It would really beg the question, then why even draft him?
Would be very very surprising if he ever got a sniff; even AHL would be a stretch.Is this kids career done? Do any unsigned ohl prospects make an nhl career after playing canadian post secondary hockey?
Joel Ward is the only guy I can think of in the last 20 years. Didn't the leafs sign a guy out of the CIS a few years ago? As I recall he didn't last long in the minors.
Anyway, he seems like a good kid. Hopefully he's enjoying his CIS hockey and getting an education that will serve him well.
Did any of Hunter's fridges pan out
Lol anytime somebody says we drafted fridges i think of hunter as the office character bob vance from vance refrigerationNot yet.
No and none of them likely will. Jury is still out on Rasanen and Gordeev. We also still have Greenway's rights until 2021, so we will see if he can turn things around.Did any of Hunter's fridges pan out
Did any of Hunter's fridges pan out
Lol anytime somebody says we drafted fridges i think of hunter as the office character bob vance from vance refrigeration