Prospect Info: Leafs 2017 5th Rd Pick (#141 OA) - Fedor Gordeev - 6'6" 211lbs LHD - Flint (OHL)

[LeafGrief]

All it takes is one of these behemoths to figure out an offensive game and we are sitting pretty. Hunter clearly likes big guys who can defend, particularly from weak OHL teams. He must see some upside in them.

 

[RoadWarrior]

We'v been loading up on big boys on the back-end this draft and last.

Rasanen 6'7

Gordeev 6'6

Middleton 6'5

Greenway 6'4

Solar Bears are excited!

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Enough of the size already. Go back to the 5'9" skill please.

We have Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly, and Liljegren. Plus a lot more. We are ridiculously loaded with skill

 

[Kazparov]

5th round pick guys, this far down in the draft its a total crap shoot anyways.

 

[McMatthews]

Soooo, you're gonna try and tell me he's Canadian??

He was born in Toronto, so yes.

 

[Mess]

Enough of the size already. Go back to the 5'9" skill please.

Those days are behind us now as we try and build an NHL team.

Maybe in the late rounds you take a flyer on a water bug.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Solar Bears are excited!

The salt is strong.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

LMAO, this is absolute gold.

 

[RoadWarrior]

We have Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly, and Liljegren. Plus a lot more. We are ridiculously loaded with skill

Instead of adding pylons they can add more skill guys like Bracco to trade for defensive assets.........but maybe that's too complicated......

 

[McMatthews]

Instead of adding pylons they can add more skill guys like Bracco to trade for defensive assets.........but maybe that's too complicated......

Gordeev can skate really well.

Not sure how he's a pylon.

You can't have a team of Bracco's.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Instead of adding pylons they can add more skill guys like Bracco to trade for defensive assets.........but maybe that's too complicated......

This guy isn't a pylon. Effective big mobile defensemen are about as important as it gets

 

[Leafidelity]

Instead of adding pylons they can add more skill guys like Bracco to trade for defensive assets.........but maybe that's too complicated......

You sound pretty smart, why aren't you in Chicago?

 

[Muston Atthews]

It's obvious the Leafs are trying to hit on one of these behemoth d men. I like it.

 

[Rare Jewel]

5th round pick guys, this far down in the draft its a total crap shoot anyways.

Exactly.

 

[realgoodleafs]

Instead of adding pylons they can add more skill guys like Bracco to trade for defensive assets.........but maybe that's too complicated......

Bracco won't get you anything in a trade.

 

[Neil Hamburger]

I love how so many people have an opinion on a 5th round pick they've never seen play.

 

[reggietfc]

people getting pissed on a 5th rd pick.lol

 

[MJ65]

Another big body at the back end

 

[Mess]

I love how so many people have an opinion on a 5th round pick they've never seen play.

This big guy plays in the OHL with Flint so there is likely some people that have seen him play.

He lists his hometown as Toronto.

 

[scotian1]

One of the issues the Leafs had was the inability to control play below the face off dots in their own end. If just one or two of these giants work out that will be a big help in that regard. Have faith in Mr.Hunter.

 

[Cotton]

Greenway is the only one that shows promise as of now.

And everyone *****ed about that pick at the time too.



There is alot of potential in these D picks. Gordeev is big, mobile and has a long stick, his 1 Bulldogs goal this year was a skill goal. People need to let these kids develop before getting upset imo.

 

[htpwn]

We have Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly, and Liljegren. Plus a lot more. We are ridiculously loaded with skill

You can never have too much skill.

 

[McMatthews]

You can never have too much skill.

Yes, you can.

See Edmonton of past years.

 

[realgoodleafs]

 

[Alerion]

I feel like Hunter and Co are drafting exclusively with size in mind right now, and while I see the need for some more big bodies in the organization, I don't like that most of our late round picks are being spent on the same type of player. With this kind of mindset, we never would have found Connor Brown.

Again, it's nothing against Gordeev, Middleton, Mattinen, or any of the others, it just seems like we're throwing an awful lot of picks at one category of player.