I guarantee Bernier won't be here
neither will Hunwick
Yeah, I don't know about that.
This management regime will want to keep veterans they like around (Hunwick, Komo, Winnik). Also, goaltending is a fickle position, Bernier will bounce back.
I guarantee Bernier won't be here
neither will Hunwick
Yeah, I don't know about that.
This management regime will want to keep veterans they like around (Hunwick, Komo, Winnik). Also, goaltending is a fickle position, Bernier will bounce back.
I feel bad for the fans that bank on stamkos coming here.
why u cant rebuild around stamkos ? this team would be in the playoff hunt this year if kadri could score and bernier wins 2 of his 8 starts ,babcock is the real deal
Pretty sure Nylander will be up after Leafs have played 43 games. And Marner should be ready by next season. Not sure what what he means by NHL-ready in 2017.
So for the next two years the Leafs make 1 FA signing and 0 trades.
Those comments are cancerous. I don't know what I expected.
In any case I don't think the Leafs are trying to emulate Boston or any other team for that matter this time around. Teams that tried to become more Bruins-like in the past few years have suffered more than benefited. The type of team the Leafs will be is to be determined yet. And if done right teams are going to want to copy us.
I guarantee Bernier won't be here
neither will Hunwick
I think Hunwick will be traded this TDL, but re-signed in offseason a-la Winnick
Yes, we will also have all our draft picks in the NHL. Everyone we pick is an NHL'er. 100%.
Dermott, Timashov, Dzierkals etc are good prospects but I've learned from my Matt Finn mistake. I watched him a lot in Guelph and thought he would be a stud if he improved his skating along the way. Instead, he just kept getting worse.
Am I the only one who remembers how he was supposed to be a top 20 pick? He's basically a bust like Biggs now.
Out of all the players we drafted this year in the later rounds, I think Timashov is the most likely to be in the NHL. He played very well at training camp (better than even Marner) but it's hard to predict players like that...
I'll be happy if half of our draft picks pan out and half of those turn into impact players.
Isn't Hunwick signed for next year?
In two yrs (cup contenders):
JVR Stamkos Marner
Puljujarvi Nylander Kapanen
Timashov Kadri Brown
Winnik Gauthier Komarov
Rielly Dermott
Gardiner Percy
Nielsen Harrington
Sparks
Reimer
Come on that's easily a playoff team. Probably the best top six in the NHL too.
The D isn't great unless Rielly continues his development but that team easily makes the playoffs...
Yes, we will also have all our draft picks in the NHL. Everyone we pick is an NHL'er. 100%.
Dermott, Timashov, Dzierkals etc are good prospects but I've learned from my Matt Finn mistake. I watched him a lot in Guelph and thought he would be a stud if he improved his skating along the way. Instead, he just kept getting worse.
Am I the only one who remembers how he was supposed to be a top 20 pick? He's basically a bust like Biggs now.
Out of all the players we drafted this year in the later rounds, I think Timashov is the most likely to be in the NHL. He played very well at training camp (better than even Marner) but it's hard to predict players like that...
I'll be happy if half of our draft picks pan out and half of those turn into impact players.
I'd be happy with 1/3. but yes, it happens every year someone posts a roster with every single one of our prospects and goes .. "this is it!!".
the translation between AHL and NHL isn't easy. success in the AHL doesn't necessarily mean success in the NHL.
Think some people are forgetting that the Leafs prospect pool is actually really deep now. This isn't the Brian Burke-Dave Nonis crap fest anymore.
I believe Pronman had them ranked #2 and almost everyone has them somewhere in the top 5. It's not a big stretch to think that after Marner/Nylander (who are pretty much locks IMO) we could have 2-3 more kids make the team in two years...
Notice that I left out Johnson, Bracco, Dzierkals, Leivo, etc. If Kapanen and Brown stay healthy they will make the team, both have NHL level skillsets already. Timashov or Gauthier could also be ready in two years...not really a stretch at all to assume that.
Percy is ready right now even though he's regressed a little this year. Dermott was more of a hopeful pick and I guess probably the least plausible one there.
I will counter by saying pretty sure he won't be. It makes far more sense to keep the year on his ecl and have the Marlies build team chemistry and a deep Calder Cup run. He'll be on the team next year I am sure but there is little to gain from bringing him up at this time. There is also a shortage of spots for him so to bring him up means we would have to throw away a player, I think throwing Granburg away ( I don't blame them, this was a bad luck thing IMO) is enough for one year. At the deadline the one year contract club will almost certainly be moved with bodies coming back and the one year guys that have proven to be Babcock guys could well be extended.
I know we are excited about Nylander but there is just no reason to rush him up.
If Willie plays less that 40 games we do not lose a year of control. Is as if he didn't play them as far as contracts are concernedI will counter by saying pretty sure he won't be. It makes far more sense to keep the year on his ecl and have the Marlies build team chemistry and a deep Calder Cup run. He'll be on the team next year I am sure but there is little to gain from bringing him up at this time. There is also a shortage of spots for him so to bring him up means we would have to throw away a player, I think throwing Granburg away ( I don't blame them, this was a bad luck thing IMO) is enough for one year. At the deadline the one year contract club will almost certainly be moved with bodies coming back and the one year guys that have proven to be Babcock guys could well be extended.
I know we are excited about Nylander but there is just no reason to rush him up.
Notice that I left out Johnson, Bracco, Dzierkals, Leivo, etc. If Kapanen and Brown stay healthy they will make the team, both have NHL level skillsets already. Timashov or Gauthier could also be ready in two years...not really a stretch at all to assume that.
Posts like these is what makes 29 other fan bases hate the Leafs. Hell, posts like these even make me want to gauge my eyes out.In two yrs (cup contenders):
JVR Stamkos Marner
Puljujarvi Nylander Kapanen
Timashov Kadri Brown
Winnik Gauthier Komarov
Rielly Dermott
Gardiner Percy
Nielsen Harrington
Sparks
Reimer
Think some people are forgetting that the Leafs prospect pool is actually really deep now. This isn't the Brian Burke-Dave Nonis crap fest anymore.
I believe Pronman had them ranked #2 and almost everyone has them somewhere in the top 5. It's not a big stretch to think that after Marner/Nylander (who are pretty much locks IMO) we could have 2-3 more kids make the team in two years...
Notice that I left out Johnson, Bracco, Dzierkals, Leivo, etc. If Kapanen and Brown stay healthy they will make the team, both have NHL level skillsets already. Timashov or Gauthier could also be ready in two years...not really a stretch at all to assume that.
Percy is ready right now even though he's regressed a little this year. Dermott was more of a hopeful pick and I guess probably the least plausible one there.
Posts like these is what makes 29 other fan bases hate the Leafs. Hell, posts like these even make me want to gauge my eyes out.
Lets just post every spec we have, except them to become beasts in 2 years and not have any of them bust, and say were a cup contender, great!
you cant resign someone whos already signed... he has a contract for next year already. He signed a 2 year deal. Now if your talking summer of 2017 they could.. But wont ..So what, they can't re-sign him after?
Lol I agree.Posts like these is what makes 29 other fan bases hate the Leafs. Hell, posts like these even make me want to gauge my eyes out.
Lets just post every spec we have, except them to become beasts in 2 years and not have any of them bust, and say were a cup contender, great!