Leipsic seems to fit perfectly size wise with what the Leafs are trending towards in small < 6 foot wingers. J/K
Leafs are only going to be able to fit a small quantity of small forwards in their forward group. Leipsic will need to be at the top of the short list to make sure he gets his opportunity once the Leafs start adding full sized players to round out the group ahead.
Leipsic will have a lot of competition in the future of similar sized players competing for NHL jobs from Leafs prospect pool.
I'm seeing Leipsic, Timashov, Bracco, Johnson as the sub 6 feet tall guys
Marner is listed at 5'11 but apparently he's hit 6 feet tall this year.
Also Kapanen, Brown, and Nylander are all 6 feet tall now (who knew guys could keep growing after the draft!)
I think Leipsic plays bigger then he is so that is fine, he's shown in the AHL he can play a pro game, and so far, he's passed the eye test in the AHL.
Timashov, Bracco, and Johnson, a 5th, 2nd, and 6th round pick, size aside, I think the deck was always going to be stacked against them. I always thought that Bracco might make more sense later on to use as a trade chip once we start identifying needs (top 2-4 RHD, power winger etc)
Funny thing is Leo is listed as 5'11, but no one ever bring that height up.
Either way, we have Gauthier in the system, Leivo looking like he'll stick, JVR, and added a big winger in Lindberg.
Add anyone of Matthews, Pulj, and Laine to our forward group and it's a fine mix. Or alternatively if we add on the back end, that works fine too, Chychrun and Sergachev are pretty strong guys.
