Confirmed with Link: [TOR/CAR] TOR acquire F Alex Galchenyuk for F Yegor Korshkov and D David Warofsky

[TML1967]

Im actually pretty sad they dont have him down with the Marlies. We have 1 month where we can yo-yo him before he needs to go through waivers again. If we want him to be a good pro, we need to give him like a mini training camp.

My proposed timeline:
2 weeks with the skills and development team, specifically Barb Underhill. I really dont think it can be overstated how much his knee injury and subsequent drop in skating ability derailed his career. Even if she can just get him slightly better, it could be a big difference.

2 week of AHL games, where he is given PP and PK time. See if he is willing to at least try to be defensively responsible. He can chat with Keefe and the staff about the system, what they want to see from him all while getting him some good ice time and touches.

Called back up the the taxi squad/NHL the day before he needs to go through waivers.

I think this gives him the best chance to get back into pro form.

 

[Nooodles]

I dont know why but I actually have a feeling he will be a good fit for us. Strange feeling seeing him as a Leaf as I wanted him in his draft year lol.

 

[Ciao]

I dont know why but I actually have a feeling he will be a good fit for us. Strange feeling seeing him as a Leaf as I wanted him in his draft year lol.

I hope you're right

 

[Stephen]

I dont know why but I actually have a feeling he will be a good fit for us. Strange feeling seeing him as a Leaf as I wanted him in his draft year lol.

Regardless of whether he works out or lot the amount of top 10 picks on Toronto is pretty staggering.

Matthews
Tavares
Thornton
Spezza
Bogosian
Galchenyuk
Marner
Rielly
Nylander

 

[djdev]

i try to be very fair and patient when it comes to vesey, but i think galy with all this flaws will be a better fit for us than vesey, and i hope gets a few games to prove something.

 

[barilko05]

A lot of one and done's have worn the #12

Toronto Maple Leafs Sweater Numbers | Hockey-Reference.com

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Fern Flaman 1951-1952

Ron Stewart 1953-1965

Wayne Carleton 1966

Pete Stemkowski 1966-1968

Larry Mickey 1969

Jim Harrison 1970-1971

Billy MacMillan 1972

Errol Thompson 1973-1978

Larry Hopkins 1978

Lorne Stamler 1979

Laurie Boschman 1980-1982

Walt Poddubny 1982

Mike Kaszycki 1983

Serge Boisvert 1983

Dale McCourt 1984

Steve Thomas 1985

Jeff Jackson 1985-1987

Wes Jarvis 1985

Gary McAdam 1986

Mark Osborne 1987-1991

Doug Shedden 1991

Paul Fenton 1991

Rob Pearson 1992-1994

Dixon Ward 1995

Brandon Convery 1996-1997

Kris King 1998-2000

Tom Fitzgerald 2003-2004

Lee Stempniak 2009-2010

Tim Connolly 2012

Mason Raymond 2014

Stephane Robidas 2015

Connor Brown 2017

Patrick Marleau 2018-2019

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Good lord what a black hole of mediocrity...except for Ron Stewart and Errol Thompson, and a couple of decent players who either dropped it after a year or were traded out of it. The rest? YIKES!!!

 

[cookie]

Jack Han does real good work, here's a couple of twitter threads. Little tidbits include that Chucky trained with Belfry and Matthews over the summer, his skating hindering parts of his game, and his issues on the backhand:

 

[Maple Leaf]

Put him in

 

[93LEAFS]

I honestly wonder if his surgery in junior was botched on some level. He was arguably a better skater at 16 than he's been in the NHL.

 

[Gabriel426]

Another solid depth move that could payoff.

 

[Bellzy]

I pray he plays against Montreal

 

[Stigma]

Jack Han does real good work, here's a couple of twitter threads. Little tidbits include that Chucky trained with Belfry and Matthews over the summer, his skating hindering parts of his game, and his issues on the backhand:

I'm impressed (and a little shocked) by Han's candidness. Good read though.

 

[Bluelines]

Jack Han does real good work, here's a couple of twitter threads. Little tidbits include that Chucky trained with Belfry and Matthews over the summer, his skating hindering parts of his game, and his issues on the backhand:

I cant get enough of the Jack dude... really interesting takes of strategy and proper skating form.. thanks for the share...

 

[justashadowof]

Galchenyuk had some horrible skating habits as a teenager that haven't completely disappeared as illustrated above. There's video of him as a junior almost standing on the side of his foot while he buries the puck with his sweet hands. He's lucky that he didn't develop chronic high ankle issues (or maybe he did?).

Probably wishful thinking as he has a history of ignoring coaching input. Sometimes these dudes start listening. Anton Stralman started listening the year Columbus cut him loose and he had to beg for a job.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Just maybe ???????

 

[sxvnert]

Gally is bidding his time until he can bolt to the KHL.

 

[Beaumaris]

Not a fan of Galchenyuk.

I remember the 2012 draft,when we were all hoping that he would fall to 5th. But the Habsburg grabbed him 3rd,and we settled for Morgan Rielly.

 

[Eb]

Dreger mentioning the contract spot opening.



I smell something else

Lol Dreger is still looked at as a good insider?

Were we not at 47 or 48 contracts before the deal?

 

[Dayjobdave]

Gally is bidding his time until he can bolt to the KHL.

Well that is every American borne hockey players’s dream.

 

[namttebih]

The Leafs have all of the high-end draft talent now:

Auston Matthews	1st overall
John Tavares	1st overall
Joe Thornton	1st overall
Jason Spezza	2nd overall
Zach Bogosian	3rd Overall
Alex Galchenyuk	3rd Overall
Mitchell Marner	4th overall
Morgan Rielly	5th overall
William Nylander	8th overall

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Eric Staal 2nd overall and Sam Bennett 4th overall incoming

 

[Martin Skoula]

Just maybe ???????

You know I never noticed it until the tweet earlier in the thread, but his skating really is weird. He's almost doing the splits on half those goals.

 

[Antropovsky]

You know I never noticed it until the tweet earlier in the thread, but his skating really is weird. He's almost doing the splits on half those goals.

Doug Weight used to spread his legs wide when he started to coast with the puck....

 

[TDotMassive]

Doug Weight used to spread his legs wide when he started to coast with the puck....

Thats not all Doug Weight used to spread his legs wide for...

 

[A1LeafNation]

We acquired Galch to hopefully burn the habs in the division finals. Let's see how this plays out.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Is he in