Prospects and Marlies Discussion - Gauthier to the Memorial Cup?

[johnny_rudeboy]

I haven't given up on him but maybe the reason he went 2nd round is because he wasn't Subban and teams knew he would take a while. D men take longer and he deserves next year to show what he can do.

I know what you mean but Subban went in the 2nd round as well.

 

[Caser]

Teemu Hartikainen has signed a two-year extension with KHL team Salavat Yulaev

 

[Bullseye]

This will be Bibeau's team next year. Gibson will be the Leafs back up next year.

Not so sure - Gibby is really good but his confidence gets shaken too easily right now. He needs more AHL time.

 

[Number13]

Teemu Hartikainen has signed a two-year extension with KHL team Salavat Yulaev

Ah well, was hoping he'd come over to give it a shot, he has bottom 6 NHL potential. Probably better to give his spot to a homegrown player from the Marlies anyway.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Teemu Hartikainen has signed a two-year extension with KHL team Salavat Yulaev

Too bad, I was rooting for him. Well, Devane and Ross have a better shot now! Give them a shot!

 

[Kurisu]

Too bad, I was rooting for him. Well, Devane and Ross have a better shot now! Give them a shot!

Ross is done with this organization.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Ross is done with this organization.

Then Devane is a lock!

Ross may be a guy we just throw in a deal somewhere. I have a feeling in a larger deal he'll be sent out and given a shot elsewhere for a year or two. Or he'll be used as a chip to go out and relieve a team from a cap dump with a nice asset attached.

 

[Teeder9]

Not so sure - Gibby is really good but his confidence gets shaken too easily right now. He needs more AHL time.

Agreed. Easiest way to destroy a goaltender is give him too much too soon, and that applies to both Gibson and Bibeau. Let Gibson have another season where he faces ups and downs without the prospect of being sent down for it and see if he repeats this season. Bibeau will be a good goaltender, but he needs time to be the guy, which is why he should have been the starter for the ECHL team

 

[sda]

Then Devane is a lock!

Ross may be a guy we just throw in a deal somewhere. I have a feeling in a larger deal he'll be sent out and given a shot elsewhere for a year or two. Or he'll be used as a chip to go out and relieve a team from a cap dump with a nice asset attached.

Ross is not being traded. Nobody will take him in trade

 

[sIDEsHOW93]

Ross is not being traded. Nobody will take him in trade

Yeah he hasn't shown anything since turning pro. In Junior he was "Tucker" like, with other teams fearing him. Now, nothing.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Ross is done with this organization.

Yup, Ross is an RFA. Highly unlikely they will qualify him.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Tough spot for Ross. Europe could be an option but the guys who comes here at least have a successful AHL career and a short stint in the NHL. There are exceptions of course but Ross has failed to impress at any level as a pro, to bad since he got the talents for it.

 

[67Cup]

Is Devane injured now?

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Is Devane injured now?

I think he is done for the season.

 

[Budsfan]

Connor Brown/Ryan Rupert/Brendan Leipsic "The Rugrats"

Marlies relying on Rugrats

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/01/marlies-relying-on-rugrats

Connor Brown and Brendan Leipsic were among the top rookie scorers in the AHL this season and have found the ideal centre in Ryan Rupert. Play-by-play man Todd Crocker christened them the Rugrats Line after the cartoon, though coach Gord Dineen can also use Ryan's twin brother Matt on left wing and deploy Leipsic elsewhere.

When management says the youngsters have commandeered the bus in the team's late-season playoff drive, it's this trio that has been prominent. And that augers well for the depth-challenged Leafs in the next few years.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Connor Brown/Ryan Rupert/Brendan Leipsic "The Rugrats"

Marlies relying on Rugrats

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/01/marlies-relying-on-rugrats

LOL all sub-6'0" players whom don't let their size get in their way too

 

[Budsfan]

Simmons Sunday
Simmons: Protesting is ok, but this superfight sure hard to resist

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/0...is-ok-but-this-superfight-sure-hard-to-resist

There could be a bidding war of sorts for Sheldon Keefe when this season ends. The controversial coach of the Soo Greyhounds is on the radar of at least three NHL teams, including the Maple Leafs, to coach in the AHL next season. Keefe is thought to be a rising star in the coaching business

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Why is he controversial?

 

[Trapper]

Why is he controversial?

http://m.thestar.com/#/article/spor...nd-career-out-of-second-chance.html?referrer=

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

http://m.thestar.com/#/article/spor...nd-career-out-of-second-chance.html?referrer=

Thanks. A good read. Definitely an interesting choice. But why not for the Leafs instead of the Marlies. If we are rebuilding and changing things around then whats the harm?

 

[Mystifo]

Thanks. A good read. Definitely an interesting choice. But why not for the Leafs instead of the Marlies. If we are rebuilding and changing things around then whats the harm?

Because they would prefer someone with clout. I.E Babs, Hitch, Mclellen, etc.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Thanks. A good read. Definitely an interesting choice. But why not for the Leafs instead of the Marlies. If we are rebuilding and changing things around then whats the harm?

It's the usual steps a coach takes I suppose.

I will say it's a bit unfair to Dineen after how they've played for him since December really.

 

[Stats01]

It's the usual steps a coach takes I suppose.

I will say it's a bit unfair to Dineen after how they've played for him since December really.

Well maybe Dineen gets a promotion as an assistant coach with the Leafs. It would be really really hard to sack him after the turnaround this team has had. Being in last place in December and roaring back to get to a final and deciding game 5 of the 1st round of the playoffs. It would be even harder to get rid of him if they advance to the 2nd round. I doubt he'd accept a demotion and stay on as an assistant coach with the Marlies.

 

[Magic Man]

Teemu Hartikainen has signed a two-year extension with KHL team Salavat Yulaev

The Leafs would no longer hold his rights by the end of that contract.

Too bad, I was rooting for him. Well, Devane and Ross have a better shot now! Give them a shot!

Ross won't be qualified. I think Devane is included as a contract dump in a trade this summer.

http://m.thestar.com/#/article/spor...nd-career-out-of-second-chance.html?referrer=

I thought he might be a candidate for the Leafs. Would be happy to land him for the Marlies. Dubas was his GM in SSM and Dubas handles the Marlies. So, it would be a pretty easy transition for him.

 

[Number13]

Thanks. A good read. Definitely an interesting choice. But why not for the Leafs instead of the Marlies. If we are rebuilding and changing things around then whats the harm?

Because the Leafs are going to hire the coach that just beat the Marlies, Jeff Blashill.