Future Joe Morrow or Jordie Benn
According to Bob Mckenzie...
The second-round pick is a solid rental return but the key piece may be 22-year-old Rinat Valiev, who is knocking on the door to be an NHL regular on defence. A likely third-pairing, reliable two-way defenceman, Valiev was jammed up in TOR with Dermott, Carrick, Borgman, Polak...
yup i see some Malakhov in him too. Lil less graceful skating thou, but still wheeling.
Nice report! More positive from what I've got from Leafs fan. We'll see
Leaf fans on these boards are shitting on him because they don't want to feel bad about trading him. The Leaf fans I know think he's a quality prospect who could develop into a solid top 4.Nice report! More positive from what I've got from Leafs fan. We'll see