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Pretty high praise there from JD Burke
Pretty high praise there from JD Burke
Pretty high praise there from JD Burke
Pretty high praise there from JD Burke
Who is JD Burke?
Check out the list of superstars here that won it before.All Winners (Players)
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Season Award winner Born Birthplace Drafted by 2019-2020 49 Mikko Lehtonen (D)1994 Turku, FIN 2018-2019 53 Darren Dietz (D)1993 Medicine Hat, AB, CAN Montréal Canadiens (2011) 2017-2018 38 Philip Larsen (D)1989 Esbjerg, DEN Dallas Stars (2008) 2016-2017 65 Chris Lee (D)1980 MacTier, ON, CAN 2015-2016 40 Cam Barker (D)1986 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Chicago Blackhawks (2004) 40 Kevin Dallman (D)1981 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 2014-2015 48 Kirill Koltsov (D)1983 Chelyabinsk, RUS Vancouver Canucks (2002) 2013-2014 35 Kirill Koltsov (D)1983 Chelyabinsk, RUS Vancouver Canucks (2002) 2012-2013 42 Renat Mamashev (D)1983 Moskva, RUS 2011-2012 54 Kevin Dallman (D)1981 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 2010-2011 46 Karel Rachunek (D)1979 Zlin, CZE Ottawa Senators (1997) 2009-2010 42 Kevin Dallman (D)1981 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 42 Sergei Zubov (D)1970 Moskva, RUS New York Rangers (1990) 2008-2009 58 Kevin Dallman (D)1981 St. Catharines, ON, CAN
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It was simpler to ask here.TSN/The Athletic Vancouver and Editor in Chief of Elite Prospects...a simple google search would have answered your question..
You proved how much simpler it was to ask here.TSN/The Athletic Vancouver and Editor in Chief of Elite Prospects...a simple google search would have answered your question..
Why does this blogger feel the Leafs don't understand who the player is they signed?
Why does this blogger feel the Leafs don't understand who the player is they signed?
Thank you for your service.TSN/The Athletic Vancouver and Editor in Chief of Elite Prospects...a simple google search would have answered your question..
I think he means the fans and by the way Mess has been acting re this signing, he’s not wrong
Former Leaf Nikita Zaitsev also 26 & undrafted at the time was 2 X KHL First All-Star Team defenseman in 2014-15 and 2015-16 as well as a member of his National team before joining the Leafs in 2016, as a KHL free agent signing.
I wonder how Lehtonen compares to Zaitsev in terms of NHL impact and expectations in year #1?
Nikita Zaitsev - Year #1 .. 2016-17 - Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL .. 82 games 4 goals 32 assists 36 points
Higher or Lower?
As a LHD he is not expected to play ahead of Rielly or Muzzin on the left side, so he will be battling Dermott (RFA) and Sandin for that 3rd pairing spot in camp as the roster sits at the moment.
Where do you see him fitting and what are your expectations?
I think he means the fans and by the way Mess has been acting re this signing, he’s not wrong
Easier to ask here and get a grumpy answer i guessTSN/The Athletic Vancouver and Editor in Chief of Elite Prospects...a simple google search would have answered your question..
Well I’m not sure but I don’t know sh!t about him until i getbto watch him.Why does this blogger feel the Leafs don't understand who the player is they signed?
Why does this blogger feel the Leafs don't understand who the player is they signed?
I'd rather wait to either watch the player myself or let Jeffler tell me what to think.It's a technique of peacocking your self-perceived expertise to your audience.
Well I’m not sure but I don’t know sh!t about him until i get to watch him.
I’m really watching to see if Clifford returns to give me a indication if dubas has learned you need gritty players and ones that will answer the bell when needed. Its one year so i hope he is a quick study on the smaller ice.Get to watch him on NA ice on smaller ice surfaces, and a different type game that is played in Europe. The transition even for those NHL scouts that know his game well wouldn't be able to project him as an NHLer without first evaluating him first hand on how he is fitting in with the Leafs against NHL level competition.
Leafs most recent KHL experiment "undrafted" veteran dman was when Dubas signed Igor Ozhiganov for the 2018-19 season. Prior to that it was when Lou Lam took a flyer on Nikita Zaitsev in 2016.
I'd imagine that currently the Leafs 2020-21 Dman Depth chart would be as follows:
LHD -------------------------------------- RHD
Rielly ------------------------------------ XXXX
Muzzin ---------------------------------- Holl
Dermott/Lehtonen/Sandin -------- Liljegren
Spares: Marincin/Rosen
*** Dermott is pending RFA and currently unsigned. The others are all under contract for 2020-21 season.
Barrie and Ceci both expected to walk as UFAs for cap reasons. Leafs hoping Lehtonen can fill a bit of void from their departures from this season defense core.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are one Josh Dunne signing away from locking up my top CHL (Noel Hoefenmayer), European (Mikko Lehtonen), and NCAA free agent.