Prospect Info: 2015 Leafs Board Prospect Ranking #12

[Mats13]

This has to be Loov

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

Leivo

 

[carko32]

I voted for Loov.

I think that he has some serious upside, I have him close to Scott Harrington and Stuart Percy, even though I believe they have a little bit higher probability to reach #3D.

And I agree, Valiev also has really good potential, I see him following Loov very closely. From defensemen my next tier are Lindgren and Finn, I believe that both can be top4 D, but aren't as likely to reach it as previously stated prospects.

Please add Lindgren.

 

[namttebih]

Add Tom Nilsson

 

[LoovTrain]

All you need is Loov

 

[Damisoph]

Finnster, Finnerama, rocking the dorsel Finn...

done in my best Rob Schneider SNL skit voice.

 

[Leaf Lander]

Bibeau

Very advanced prospect and a future leaf

 

[leafs in five]

do the people think Bibeau can be an NHL starter? i keep voting for him on the belief that a potential starting goalie is a better prospect than you know Scott Harrington for example

 

[ATBLeafsTyler]

Carrick should be added before anyone actually IMO.

Seems like everyone has forgotten about him.

 

[diceman934]

I voted for our best goalie in the AHL last season.....Gibber! I maybe a little bias however!

 

[Lauro]

Bibeau >> Gibson

 

[ATBLeafsTyler]

Bibeau >> Gibson

This, but I think it's close. Both should be picked one after the other

 

[Cor]

We have so many good prospects.

Leivo is likely to be a 2nd/3rd line tweener and he's yet to be in the board
Loov, Finn, Valiev, have the potential to be second pairing guys.
Some believe Bibeau has starting potential

Like, Carter Verheghe and all the others.

So much skill, and potential

 

[ChrisCall]

do the people think Bibeau can be an NHL starter? i keep voting for him on the belief that a potential starting goalie is a better prospect than you know Scott Harrington for example

Any one who followed the Marlies closely last season would know that at his best Bibeau has the talent to be more than just an NHL starter, but a true #1, and more than even that, an Elite #1. This is why i have at times considered ranking him in the top-5.

The trick is that he is just 21 years of age, and at his wildly erratic worst, he can be a completely incapable mess. Trading him or letting him go could easily be as monumental an error as trading Rask for Raycroft. Or he could end up being some goalie for a secondary Euro league.

He should be, in my opinion, higher on this list. If he builds upon his first pro season rather than regresses, then he will be.

 

[diceman934]

Bibeau >> Gibson

Sorry but the organization did not think so.....they went with Gibber down the stretch and in the playoffs.

 

[IBeL34f]

Sorry but the organization did not think so.....they went with Gibber down the stretch and in the playoffs.

When Marner gets sent back down to London, does that mean that management values Daniel Winnik more than him?

 

[Morgs]

When Marner gets sent back down to London, does that mean that management values Daniel Winnik more than him?

Normally I enjoy your opinion but this statement doesn't make sense.

You can have a top prospect goaltender and someone can come out of nowhere and become the number one. (LA with Quick and Bernier)

Impossible to judge goalies IMO, so it's luck and preference.

 

[Morgs]

But I do believe Bibeau to be the better goalie

 

[IBeL34f]

Normally I enjoy your opinion but this statement doesn't make sense.

You can have a top prospect goaltender and someone can come out of nowhere and become the number one. (LA with Quick and Bernier)

Impossible to judge goalies IMO, so it's luck and preference.

I'm just saying that just because someone was utilized a certain way this past year, and may be better in the present, that doesn't necessarily mean management has a preference for them, or values them any more as a piece in the future.

Saying management prefers Gibson because they played him more in certain situations last year doesn't have anything to do with how they value him relative to Bibeau as a building block.

 

[LV*]

Sorry but the organization did not think so.....they went with Gibber down the stretch and in the playoffs.

Bibeau played the last game and many saw if he had been playing the whole series we would have won.

 

[catgoldfish]

Man oh man. Whatever happened to Matt Finn? He was once in our top 5. Guy doesn't even crack the top ten let alone maybe the top 20. Wow! Just like Jesse Blacker.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Bibeau played the last game and many saw if he had been playing the whole series we would have won.

I don't think they would have won if they had Hasek in net. They were fully dominated.
Bibeau seemed hot and cold all year but definitely looks promising.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Man oh man. Whatever happened to Matt Finn? He was once in our top 5. Guy doesn't even crack the top ten let alone maybe the top 20. Wow! Just like Jesse Blacker.

Well he had a rough year that was basically a write-off in terms of development. His stock would quickly bounce back if he gets off to a good start this year.