Prospect Info: Leafs Board Prospect Ranking #2

[darrylsittler27]

Tough call with so many so so prospects.

The cupboard is bare, full of support guys. I will wait a year to azzess Gautier, Colbourne is closer and so a safer pick, just the way it is. Not many locks in that list, wow, we are sickeningly thin.

 

[7even]

The cupboard is bare, full of support guys. I will wait a year to azzess Gautier, Colbourne is closer and so a safer pick, just the way it is. Not many locks in that list, wow, we are sickeningly thin.

Our defense is quite good.

 

[TMLife*]

Come on people, show Gauthier the love!! Same PPG and size as a few superstars in our league today. In his first year to boot.

 

[Liminality]

Close race between Colborne and Gauthier for me.
I ranked Colborne ahead just because he's pretty much ready to jump into the NHL and contribute in some sort of fashion. Combined with his potential he's still up there in our ranks. I have Gauthier after Colborne because of his potential but we really do need to see Gauthier play next season to evaluate him better.

Gauthier for all we know have an excellent year next year and become our #1 prospect (If Rielly graduates.)

 

[Duffman955]

Wow, people seriously haven't watched Finn play.

This kid is going to be something special. First pairing potential.

Rielly
Finn
Gauthier
Leivo
Colborne
Biggs
Percy

In that order for me.

 

[pooleboy]

Rielly-gauthier-colborne-Finn-Percy-Biggs-granberg and I think they all have potential to make the nhl

 

[Stephen23]

For now, it is still Colborne. I think in a couple of months it could easily switch over to Gauthier. But as of today it is Colborne by the smallest of margins.

 

[darrylsittler27]

For years...

Our defense is quite good.

Tor. sought that big,tough,mobile,stay at home Dman: Nylund,Richardson,Berehowsky.

We still lack that, thus we use Fraser who had impact but doesn't seem to be liked despite a great plus/minus.With the lucky acquisitions of Granberg and Finn we are looking decent on Defense but our forward group? All those thrown away picks start to show up in the pool eventually. Not one is rated a top 6 as of right now ,except maybe Leivo. The best grade I could give our pool is c+ and that is only until Reilly graduates. Is this Morrison`s fault or the GM`s?

 

[ChrisCall]

Wow, people seriously haven't watched Finn play.

This kid is going to be something special. First pairing potential.

I can't find any video online of him. ... So i haven't seen even a youtube scout video clip of the guy. I'm probably not alone on this ... and i'm not really keen to pay $4 a game on OHL Livestream to watch archives ... but i'd rather be informed, so if i have to shell out once or twice to see any kind of real footage i will.

Does hockeystreams have archived games?
I'll probably just do that. My prospect knowledge falls off too much after the AHL level players and i'd rather fix that.

I did read that Finn was out with Mono last season and then a knee injury and missed a lot of time.

 

[Ruah]

my top 10

1. Rielly
2. Gauthier
3. Finn
4. Percy
5. Granberg
6. Leivo
7. Toninato
8. Colborne
9. Biggs
10.Brown

 

[mrsauve]

how do people have Gauthier at #2 without ever seeing him play.
Rose colored glasses..

 

[Terrence]

I can't find any video online of him. ... So i haven't seen even a youtube scout video clip of the guy. I'm probably not alone on this ... and i'm not really keen to pay $4 a game on OHL Livestream to watch archives ... but i'd rather be informed, so if i have to shell out once or twice to see any kind of real footage i will.

Does hockeystreams have archived games?
I'll probably just do that. My prospect knowledge falls off too much after the AHL level players and i'd rather fix that.

I did read that Finn was out with Mono last season and then a knee injury and missed a lot of time.

Yes, hockeystreams does have archived games. All WHL/OHL games are archived but not very many Q games are archived.

 

[StuckOutHere]

how do people have Gauthier at #2 without ever seeing him play.
Rose colored glasses..

This.

 

[showtime8]

I feel that having Colborne's last name in capital letters is unfair to the rest.

Josh Leivo better be 3rd!

 

[Joey Hoser]

how do people have Gauthier at #2 without ever seeing him play.
Rose colored glasses..

I don't understand. You think he should be omitted from the poll or something? He's gotta go somewhere.

 

[mrsauve]

I don't understand. You think he should be omitted from the poll or something? He's gotta go somewhere.

No
Most people have him ranked so high based on his draft position. Kid has a long way to go from his current skill set...

 

[Joey Hoser]

No
Most people have him ranked so high based on his draft position.

Of course. That's going by what scouts and NHL management teams are saying about him. What else should people go by when they haven't seen him play?

Kid has a long way to go from his current skill set...

Obviously.

 

[Cor]

Biggs, add MacWilliam

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

I'm a little bit confused, so I voted for big Joe because he is who I'd put in the NHL right now.

No Broll?

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

No
Most people have him ranked so high based on his draft position. Kid has a long way to go from his current skill set...

As opposed to Colborne, who was drafted 16th overall and who's current skillset and lackadaisical play is more suited for pond hockey than the NHL? Pot, meet kettle.

I'm a little bit confused, so I voted for big Joe because he is who I'd put in the NHL right now.

No Broll?

The list is a combination of potential and likelihood of reaching that potential. Big Joe doesn't look like he has much potential left so essentially what you're saying is that a 3rd/4th line center is our 2nd best prospect and the others don't have a combination of potential and likelihood of achieving that potential to usurp Colborne.

 

[frankthetank91]

The Dorsal Finn

 

[StuckOutHere]

On to number three?

 

[BIitz]

Voted for Finn.

I honestly think Finn should be ahead of Fred. Seen this guy play a bit myself, and really like the upside.

 

[Rare Jewel]

It appears we have a draw.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Colborne was projected as a long term prospect when he was drafted which is exactly the path that he's taken .. He is still working on putting his consistency together but has the tools to be a #3C for the Leafs in the immediate future, hypothetically speaking, with the potential to grow into a #2C

Add Nilsson IMO