mooseOAK*
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While I agree the TMLF should be a bit higher they have neither the depth nor the "so-far" success of CALG. I'm no fan of either, but only on HF could a guy who's never played a game in North America be better than a guy who played quite well in the NHL. Not to mention Boyd. Fact is CALG's prospects have made greater strides and have greater depth than Toronto's org, so I can't see how TOR should be ahead of CAL .
Also take a look at the HF report on the Maple Leaf rookies this season: other than White, a bunch of 24+ yr old callups. Doesn't scream AHL/NHL depth to me at the moment.
Tlrusty, pogge (who struggled in AHL) are not there yet and strahlman might not be either.
But I can't see how TOR would be that much higher on the list or disagree with the article's summary of their prospect pool. TOR has been in the bottom 7-8 for 3 yrs with good reason and as much as I like Thirsty and pogge and the others, they are still weaker. I can easily see at least 15 teams who have better prospects and depth than TOR.
It's funny how a team that has been ranked near the bottom all this time had two players, Steen and Wellwood in the top 10 in rookie scoring last season and Ian White second in rookie scoring this year and more players from the 2001 and 2002 drafts in the NHL than any other team or close to it.
Stralman was a first team all star in the SEL, as a 20 year old, his partner is 34 years old. Nikolai Kulemin led the RSL in goal scoring, as a 20 year old. One doesn't get mentioned at all and the other is just a throwaway.
What's the big love for Calgary's prospects? Looking at who they drafted it looks like they assigned the scouts bicycles because they didn't seem to stray far from home.