Speculation: Great player, to great for the OHL?

[Jojalu]

Um - All of them.

Name one

 

[OB34KNH]

5'9"
162 lbs.
Great.
He will need every bit of that extraordinary try and great shot etc...
Not holding my breath.
Junior is junior.
Go the Kenny Holland route and over season him.
Don't go the Dubas route and fall in love with guys who are not ready.

Last year, Debrincat was 5'07 and 155 pounds. He put up 41 goals in the NHL.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Who has not been ready that hasn't only been used because of injuries?

Facts have no place here.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Last year, Debrincat was 5'07 and 155 pounds. He put up 41 goals in the NHL.

You gotta be 6'3 220 lbs to play though. It's like the roller coaster rides at theme parks. Just like how we should've taken Ritchie over Nylander. What were they thinking?

 

[MagicalRazor]

No need to rush him , the AHL is a big jump from the OHL, let him play for the marlies for a year . Build on what he has , I'd rather have korshkov playing the third line to start the season

 

[FraumBallard]

Last year, Debrincat was 5'07 and 155 pounds. He put up 41 goals in the NHL.

Yeah.
Agreed.
Chi doesn't have 8 guys his size in the system I'm guessing.
Could be wrong.
Marner is our small points guy.
Problem is we have 6 or so that aren't.
You get Patrick Kane in the playoffs and then you get Johnny Hockey in the playoffs.
I take 20 less regular season goals and want Josh Anderson in the playoffs.
Foligno ( either one ).
Reeves/Maroon/Wilson/Tkachuk/Carrier/Kadri/Manson.
2f outta those guys ( or players like them ) and Manson.
We win the Cup.
Big problem.
Dubas thinks physicality has no place.
I'm guessing Muzzin and Clifford were forced on him.
It will cost him his job if he refuses to even look for guys like that.
Sounded like Korsh and Mik were Babcock guys.
Good post.
We just have far too many of the same player and they bring Zero aside from speed.

 

[BlueBaron]

Won't make the team and won't be rushed. ELC's are not something we have a lot of at forward, best not to squander this.

 

[Walshy7]

Who does he push out if he makes it ?

Pierre Engvall ?

andreas johnsson. I’m done with him no matter who takes his spot, with the careless and stupid penalties he takes and his very poor play at times this year I hope we move him

 

[Walshy7]

No need to rush him , the AHL is a big jump from the OHL, let him play for the marlies for a year . Build on what he has , I'd rather have korshkov playing the third line to start the season

he can’t he has to go back to junior or be in the nhl. I think he may be forced to go back even for the 21/22 season if he doesn’t make the leafs he is very young. He missed being in this years draft by a few weeks or days

 

[qqaz]

Starting the clock on an ELC early is not a bad thing. Letting a player stagnate in a lower league might be. He's already not getting challenged where he is, and he's going to develop bad habits if he stays there longer.

We could use the scoring depth, and he's earned a shot. That should be enough for him to get consideration next season. Add in that we'll probably trade away a scoring winger, and his ELC is cheap, and you've got a real good chance he plays in the NHL for us next year.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Won't make the team and won't be rushed. ELC's are not something we have a lot of at forward, best not to squander this.

I think most of the no votes are for this reason. I don’t disagree. Ahl would make sense but isn’t so i done this poll. Adding the Ahl option in the poll would only split up the vote. I like the is he kind of ready yes or no.

Two thirds posters think no right now because its not the right development path,rushed. Its true. He will be there in the mix next year nonetheless scoring goals like crazy in preseason likely. Missing these playoffs in the Ohl is another factor that adds credibility to the no vote side.

I would shrug it off and add him to the team if he simply wins a spot. I am pretty dead set against sending him back to the Ohl next year right now.

 

[BlueBaron]

I think most of the no votes are for this reason. I don’t disagree. Ahl would make sense but isn’t so i done this poll. Adding the Ahl option in the poll would only split up the vote. I like the is he kind of ready yes or no.

Two thirds posters think no right now because its not the right development path,rushed. Its true. He will be there in the mix next year nonetheless scoring goals like crazy in preseason likely. Missing these playoffs in the Ohl is another factor that adds credibility to the no vote side.

I would shrug it off and add him to the team if he simply wins a spot. I am pretty dead set against sending him back to the Ohl next year right now.

Another year of growing/getting stronger wouldn't hurt. If the A is an option it seems like the best one.

 

[ACC1224]

I don't get the title?

Kid looks like a decent pick though.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Another year of growing/getting stronger wouldn't hurt. If the A is an option it seems like the best one.

I am questioning my stance that he is going to come in and take a left wing job. I don’t want Ohl for sure. They really have to do something in the Chl because this is not about development any more if they are holding them back for jingle in their pants. Ahl with the Marlies is best option that is not there. That said, i think he could score inbthe Nhl. All round game development at that level is not the idea place

 

[BlueBaron]

I am questioning my stance that he is going to come in and take a left wing job. I don’t want Ohl for sure. They really have to do something in the Chl because this is not about development any more if they are holding them back for jingle in their pants. Ahl with the Marlies is best option that is not there. That said, i think he could score inbthe Nhl. All round game development at that level is not the idea place

This is an old problem, it's why we were so happy with our Swedes who could go straight to the Marlies. One could always argue another year dominating and working on D wouldn't kill him. The AHL rule while inconvenient makes sense for the CHL. If it was a major concern loaning him to a Euro club could be an option couldn't it?

 

[slates77]

Let him develop and win everything next year

 

[hotpaws]

see how he looks at camp and if he does well we can give him a 9 game regular season audition before we have to make a final decision whether to burn an elc year by keeping him up

 

[Wafflewhipper]

This is an old problem, it's why we were so happy with our Swedes who could go straight to the Marlies. One could always argue another year dominating and working on D wouldn't kill him. The AHL rule while inconvenient makes sense for the CHL. If it was a major concern loaning him to a Euro club could be an option couldn't it?

Good question, I’m not sure

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Incase we were living in a cave right

 

[Fogelhund]

Incase we were living in a cave right

?

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Incase we were living in a cave right

The NHL and PA are. LOL

 

[francis246]

No need to rush him , the AHL is a big jump from the OHL, let him play for the marlies for a year . Build on what he has , I'd rather have korshkov playing the third line to start the season

he can’t, he’s too young

 

[Wafflewhipper]

?

We know that. What? Holee

 

[lottster14]

He might get called up at some point in the season. Also, when I read the thread title Mitch Marner came to my mind lol.