As a fan of both teams I admire the irony is your post.
You forgot to ask them how much they are enjoying the NHL playoffs this year.
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Ah, but we weren't expected to make the playoffs this year, Toronto most likely was (138k under cap), as were Vancouver (0 cap), and Montreal (580k under cap).
Of course I would have preferred Montreal and Toronto to make them over Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, and Vancouver to make it over Chicago or LA.
but back on topic... any other undrafted players standing out from the remaining teams
I was just watching a bit of the Marlies playoff games. The jump in pace and ability from AHL to NHL is massive. Kids who make the even bigger jump from JR to NHL really are special players. The fact that the Coyotes have a few doing it last year and hopefully next year really bodes well for the team long term.
Toronto expects to make the playoffs every year
After all, the playoffs should always include all Canadian teams and then fill in the other slots with whoever does marginally well. 
Kind of sad if they weren't hoping to make the playoffs but still spent almost to the cap. Shouldn't a true rebuild kind of start from scratch (or maybe 2-4 core players and a decent goalie)? I honestly don't watch teams other than the Coyotes, so whatever (or however) Toronto does, I don't pay attention until around the trade deadline.
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I like bleakley, myself, not sure what they are going to do.
he's just starting to really find his game again after a freak injury and is playing well and gets a lot of ice time in red deer i think .... and from what i remember reading from a recent article, he sounds like he has a definite chip on his shoulder, especially with the possibilty of him going back in to the draft. i kinda of like that underdog thing.
he is farther along on his development than we would get with that 2nd round pick, so i would not mind keeping him, although i'd understand if the chayka was looking to make more of a splash and draft his own guys. bleakley is kind of just a wild card at this point.
he's just starting to really find his game again after a freak injury and is playing well and gets a lot of ice time in red deer i think .... and from what i remember reading from a recent article, he sounds like he has a definite chip on his shoulder, especially with the possibilty of him going back in to the draft. i kinda of like that underdog thing.
he is farther along on his development than we would get with that 2nd round pick, so i would not mind keeping him, although i'd understand if the chayka was looking to make more of a splash and draft his own guys. bleakley is kind of just a wild card at this point.
He is a RHS, which we need, so I say give the kid a shot. Like you mentioned, he is further along than we could draft with the pick (most likely). I'm fine either way, but I'm guessing they'll take the pick (unless he is "analytically sound")
If the 2nd we can get from Bleakly can move our 20 up to grab a Fabrro McAvoy, pull the trigger.
If it is included in a trade for an establish defensman, by all means.
Otherwise keep him. Unfortunately this needs to be decided before the draft.
If it is included in a trade for an establish defensman, by all means.
Otherwise keep him. Unfortunately this needs to be decided before the draft.
Lots of little good stuff. A couple of forechecks forcing turnovers. Looked pretty strong on the puck. His forecheck sparked the winning goal for Red Deer last night. Echo the "chip on his shoulder" thing. He's two years older and more mature than the kid we'd get with the 53 ... very interesting problem to have.
Tanguay scored more points than Boedker post-trade. Plus we got Wood and Bleackley. And Colorado didn't even make the playoffs. Why, exactly, did Maloney get fired?
I think they'll take the 53rd. The pick can turn into anything, so it has more value than just Bleakley. We saw that with the Rundblad trade. If we're looking to move up or deal the pick outright, I think it has more value than Bleakley.
That said, I wouldn't mind grabbing Bleakley with one of our later picks if he's still available.
That said, I wouldn't mind grabbing Bleakley with one of our later picks if he's still available.
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I would keep him. He is a first round pick, and maybe what all has happened to him, it may have opened his eyes. In most cases who ever is there at 53 will not be as good as Bleakley.
If he is turning heads at the Memorial Cup then it is hard to predict if he would be there at our 3rd (don't we have to give up our 3rd since we couldn't return the 4th to Philly?)
He still has more games, let's see what else he can prove but if we keep him our center depth turns into:
Strome
Devo
McInnis
Bleakley
Dauphin
Gaudet
It would take a lot of busts to not be able to fill the center spot on line 1,3 and 4 from that group.
So there is a good chance we don't pick again until the 5th.
I'm leaning toward keeping Bleackley unless there is a trade to be had with the 53rd.
Dauphin-Bleackley-Samuelsson is a nice looking 4th.
I believe we have to sign him soon, so I'm not sure how many more games we can wait. I think he would be worth signing, even if he just ends up a strong AHLer with occasional call-up possibilities.
If we don't sign him, we'll get a compensatory 2nd. Because Bleackley was drafted 23OA, we'll get the 23rd pick of the 2nd round (53OA) as compensation.
I'd be open to trading Bleackley / that 2 for a package that includes a 4th, but trading a 2nd for a 4th would be poor business indeed. Even if Chayka isn't Maloney, I doubt he's a poor enough trader to do that. Few advanced stats suggest 4th rounders are better players than 2nd rounders.
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