Prospect Info: Leafs 1st. Pick - 4th. overall - Mitch Marner, RW/C, London (OHL)

[BackPassChampions]

We will talk in 5 years when Hanifin turns into a beast alright?

Marner better become the next Gretzky for me to be happy with this.

What are you talking about? Marner has grown with mark hunter, home town boy. Fits perfectly, forget his size.

 

[Menzinger]

And he also weighs 160 pounds and will getconsistently pushed off the puck.

The OHL and the NHL are 2 different leagues my friend.

He's got a long time to get bigger too. He won't be in the NHL next year.

 

[FlareKnight]

Woo I'm am all for this pick .

I wanted one of the main trio, we got one. I have no complaints to give about this pick. You get someone super skilled, works hard, and as a bonus is an Ontario kid. Win/win/win!

 

[supermann_98]

Stash him in London and groom him as a C, and hope he has a late growth spurt (entirely possible considering his age and how much he's grown since joining the OHL) and watch him on team canada as one of leaders on that team ... Exciting times in leaf-land!

 

[Nithoniniel]

I was leaning Hanifin, but it's no biggie. Unlike a lot of other people around here, I certainly don't think I know better than guys like Hunter. If they preferred Marner, it was most likely for a good reason.

It's also not like I can't understand that we are talking about choosing between a bunch of very good alternatives.

 

[I Believe]

Loving the high skill picks we've been seeing recently.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

james mirtle ‏@mirtle 8s8 seconds ago
marner to @strombo: "i wanted to play for this team my whole life."

love it.

yeah man

 

[Looney Toonies]

I was leaning Hanifin, but it's no biggie. Unlike a lot of other people around here, I certainly don't think I know better than guys like Hunter. If they preferred Marner, it was most likely for a good reason.

It's also not like I can't understand that we are talking about choosing between a bunch of very good alternatives.

Exactly this. Welcome home Mitch!

 

[mikeyz]

comments like this are so stupid, go away

We will see

I hope I am wrong. Believe me. You have no idea how badly I want to be proven wrong about this. But I won't.

Marner weighs 160 pounds guys!!!!, he is going to get constantly man handled off the puck in the NHL. Mark my words.

 

[namttebih]

Over Hanifin?

Are you ****ing kidding me right now?

Pretty much this.

 

[TMLeafer]

Hoping Nylander and Marner light the lamp for years to come

 

[MapleLife*]

Ahh really wanted Hanifin

 

[BigWilly]

I guess we're building from the wings in again.

 

[7even]

I was leaning Hanifin, but it's no biggie. Unlike a lot of other people around here, I certainly don't think I know better than guys like Hunter. If they preferred Marner, it was most likely for a good reason.

It's also not like I can't understand that we are talking about choosing between a bunch of very good alternatives.

Yup, exactly this. I believe in Hunter.

 

[leafers]

Beauty...we got the best of the trio.

 

[Cor]

This guy is a center.

He'll be playing center next year.

This is a great pick. We have our next Doug Gilmour. Kid is a spitting image of him.

 

[Schenn]

Not bad. Not bad at all!

 

[Duffman955]

Draft a bunch of perimeter players and then complain why no one can do **** on the ice. New mantra

 

[Incognito]

We will see

I hope I am wrong. Believe me. You have no idea how badly I want to be proven wrong about this. But I won't.

Marner weighs 160 pounds guys!!!!, he is going to get constantly man handled off the puck in the NHL. Mark my words.

Well, it's not like he can't put on weight. He's only 18. Patrick Kane is 177 pounds and his size doesn't seem to hurt him.

 

[emg0827]

We will see

I hope I am wrong. Believe me. You have no idea how badly I want to be proven wrong about this. But I won't.

Marner weighs 160 pounds guys!!!!, he is going to get constantly man handled off the puck in the NHL. Mark my words.

How big is Tyler johnson? Nikita Kucherov?

 

[Nithoniniel]

We will see

I hope I am wrong. Believe me. You have no idea how badly I want to be proven wrong about this. But I won't.

Marner weighs 160 pounds guys!!!!, he is going to get constantly man handled off the puck in the NHL. Mark my words.

He isn't going to play in the NHL tonight, you know.

 

[Anthrax442]

I'm disappointed. No Center again, no stud D. Show me a team that built around a winger? None.

 

[ChrisCall]

There won't be a any pressure to take him into the NHL next season. Huge plus.

 

[Crispy Crust]

I'm disappointed. No Center again, no stud D. Show me a team that built around a winger? None.

They will develop him as a C.