Mr Hockey
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Who was the last 3rd rounder signed this quickly for us? Seems like it doesn't happen often.
Cant think of any from any team lol ... Dubas trying to make up for the bad 2nd rd pick maybe lol
Who was the last 3rd rounder signed this quickly for us? Seems like it doesn't happen often.
Who was the last 3rd rounder signed this quickly for us? Seems like it doesn't happen often.
And he was an overager IIRC. SDA could pass as a 9th grader.Not quite as quick, but Nielsen signed in November following his draft year according to Cap Friendly.
And he was an overager IIRC. SDA could pass as a 9th grader.
Not quite as quick, but Nielsen signed in November following his draft year according to Cap Friendly.
This is so the Leafs can control his developement. They can now do whatever they deem the best for the team. He wont be allowed to go back to Europe without their consent.I always liked him when we made the pick. I think he could be a 1st rounder if he enters 2019 draft. But why sign him so early ?? Anyone plz kindly share the logic behind?
The difference there was to get the 2nd slide year for late birthdays(Sept 16-Dec 31) you have to sign them during the same calender year as the draft so you often see late birthdays like Nielsen and Timashov who we also signed in November. Otherwise when they're first AHL eligible in their draft + 2 their contract starts(Nielsen and Timashov got the first AHL years as slide years because they signed in November 2015).
With SDA that requirement wouldn't have been there since he's a early birthday(Jan 1-Sept 15), so there wouldn't normally have been a rush to give him the contract. So him getting one is very impressive, he must have really impressed management. For comparison, Bracco, another small, skilled early birthday didn't get his contract until March 2017 after being drafted in 2015. So it's quite rare for these mid-late round early birthdays to get contracts this soon.
one of the quirks of the cba i wasnt aware of. thanks for the info. very impressive given this context.
legit i had a few beers in me and i was like what a nice play by my boi mitchy . . . . . SDA nvmmm ..... lolHe really does look like Mitch out there doesn't he? After we drafted him I noticed that in highlights, but seeing them both in blue and white had me doing double takes
Cant think of any from any team lol ... Dubas trying to make up for the bad 2nd rd pick maybe lol
Durzi was a good pick lol
If anything Hunter's 2nd round picks were bad. No wonder Dubas was chosen
While this is always a concern with Russians, I feel a lot more confident drafting the ones that play in North America before being drafted. If SDA was playing in Russia last year he probably slides another round, maybe more.Probably want to give him an official vote of confidence so he doesn't bolt back to russia.
Ah, I coulda sworn he was an overager. Hard to keep track with how many players the Leafs have drafted in recent years that re-entered the draft.Late birthday, not an over ager; but its an understandable mix up. But yeah SDA is quite young.
Who was the last 3rd rounder signed this quickly for us? Seems like it doesn't happen often.
Probably want to give him an official vote of confidence so he doesn't bolt back to russia.
Can you not do what MAgnus Paajarvi-Svennson did and just drop the second last name... haha
Der would be much easier!
Cant think of any from any team lol ... Dubas trying to make up for the bad 2nd rd pick maybe lol