darrylsittler27
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Here is the real question, where do you find room(Leafs) for Johnsson ? On the 4th line? Even if you trade Leivo is there a good spot?
There isn't any room. That's why he's not going to be a full timer until next season. Trading Leivo has zero impact on the actual game day roster.Here is the real question, where do you find room(Leafs) for Johnsson ? On the 4th line? Even if you trade Leivo is there a good spot?
If you trade JVR (or less preferably, let him walk), there's room.Here is the real question, where do you find room(Leafs) for Johnsson ? On the 4th line? Even if you trade Leivo is there a good spot?
Here is the real question, where do you find room(Leafs) for Johnsson ? On the 4th line? Even if you trade Leivo is there a good spot?
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
(Komarov)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
BPA always
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
(Komarov)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
BPA always
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
(Komarov)
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
Is that what Nashville does when it drafts defensemen year after year?
By BPA do you mean skill wise or value wise? Because a slightly better winger may provide less value than a center or defenseman who is slightly worse.
Plus it's never a good idea to have a pool heavy on wingers but lacking at center and defense.
Yes, and they do often turn out to be BPA it seems. They don’t just pick a center because it’s the most valuable position and end up with a bunch of Gauthiers.
Sadly that might be among the bottom 10 centre depths in the NHL among organizations, particularly after the pending UFA's depart.
An amateur scout is drafting to fill holes in the organization and in this case it looks like the Leafs are drafting to create them instead.
If a C and Winger are close in BPA rankings, always lean toward the C unless there are some real intangibles you like in the winger.
Point taken. It seems like Nashville is really good at identifying who is a legit prospect at defence. Their list just keeps on rolling. Samuel Girard they traded to get Turris, Seth Jones they traded to get Johanson, and they still have Fabbro. Amazing. But as good as they are at finger d-men their centre depth is not great. I think Colton Sissons is their only drafted centre.
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
(Komarov)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
He's probably in next year....with JVR/Bozak/Komarov/Moore, 4 spots potentially open up.
Kapanen, Leivo, Johnsson are favorites to fill 3 of those IMO. Kapanen and Leivo can play the left side.....Johnsson might take the RW spot if Nylander slides over to C......or some other combination of transactions might open something up somewhere else.
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
(Komarov)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
Organizational Centre Depth 2018/19:
Matthews
Kadri
(Marleau)
(Nylander)
(Komarov)
Aaltonen
Gauthier
Brooks
Joshua
Pospisil
McGregor
Kara
UFA's:
Bozak
Moore
Fehr
Mueller
Do we draft with this need in mind? Or continue BPA as always?
Projection of 17/18yr olds is not often accurate to determine if someone is going to be “slightly better” than another. You go with the higher skill upside every time or else you’ll find yourself disappointed more often than not.
Liljegren is tied as the 3rd highest AHL scoring defensemen in league history, with Hampus Lindholm with 11 points. Lindholm had 11 in 44, while Liljegren has 11 in 25.
Oliver Kylington had 12 in 47 to be 2nd all-time, and Vyacheslav Voynov had 23 in 61 games during his 18 year old season.
He did say 18 year old season at the endUh... I think you mean rookies? Or rookie-teenagers?