Seth Jones

RHD
- mr.sir

Wonderful player. Is also 3 years older so I’d like to see what happens. I’d take Jones right now over McAvoy. Not so sure I’d agree in 3 years, but we’ll see.

Unless you were banned for some ungodly reason .........





- dmnted

Me!?!? Never

Both phenomenal. Tkachuk is a poop, but so is Marchand. He kind of reminds me of a power forward Marchand. Maybe a cross between Tom Wilson and Marchand. You want them on your team, but poop do you hate their guts when they’re not.
- RickJames77

If you have to take one, McAvoy all day. That coveted RD is a tough to find.

Wingers like Tkachuk, Marchand....love them both, are hard to find too but not as necessary as a 1&2 LD/RD.

Now if it was a #1C....then you have to take the C

PS Rick...I remember the days of not having a #1C, D, W, G....anything on this team. So us Leaf fans know the pain of all. We are very knowledgeable about not having good players.

If you have to take one, McAvoy all day. That coveted RD is a tough to find.

Wingers like Tkachuk, Marchand....love them both, are hard to find too but not as necessary as a 1&2 LD/RD.

Now if it was a #1C....then you have to take the C

PS Rick...I remember the days of not having a #1C, D, W, G....anything on this team. So us Leaf fans know the pain of all. We are very knowledgeable about not having good players.
- underhill14

all leafs draft picks are busts mother(frank)er!

all leafs draft picks are busts mother(frank)er!
- RickJames77

Fire Carlton!!!

(Figured enough people were on Babcock, Dubas and the skate sharpener already)

One of the best.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Was it you who did the salary predictions for Marner?

Did you use miracle grow on those suckers?
- dmnted

I sure did!!

Just saw my neighbours, dudes got literal trees 5x larger than mine. Not as big buds tho.

Was it you who did the salary predictions for Marner?
- Aetherial

Yeah. I posted them when he signed.

Peter21 guessed 6x10.6 so he won. Scabies was close on AV cap hit with 8x10.895

So opening game lineup should look something like this...

Johnsson / Matthews / Nylander
Kapanen / Tavares / Marner
Aberg / Kerfoot / Mikheyev
Moore / Spezza / Gauthier

Rielly / Ceci
Muzzin / Barrie
Sandin / Liljegren

Andersen
Hutchison

So opening game lineup should look something like this...

Johnsson / Matthews / Nylander
Kapanen / Tavares / Marner
Aberg / Kerfoot / Mikheyev
Moore / Spezza / Gauthier

Rielly / Ceci
Muzzin / Barrie
Liljegren / Holl

Andersen
Hutchison
- JohnFergusonJr

One of:

Neuvirth
Read
Shore
Korshkov
Kivihalme
Marchment
Bracco
Sandin
Schmaltz
Harpur
Agostino

will make it.

One of:

Neuvirth
Read
Shore
Korshkov
Kivihalme
Marchment
Bracco
Sandin
Schmaltz
Harpur
Agostino

will make it.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Only Sandin makes sense. The majority of that list is AHL level or garbage.

You also forgot Engvall, who I hope makes it ahead of a couple others but I doubt because they'll probably go with somebody who has more experience.

But I'd love to see Engvall as the 3rd LW.

One of:

Neuvirth
Read
Shore
Korshkov
Kivihalme
Marchment
Bracco
Sandin
Schmaltz
Harpur
Agostino

will make it.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Kivihalme will surprise many and make the team

Kivihalme will surprise many and make the team
- Azuredoom

As a LHD, Sandin is ahead of him.

Only Sandin makes sense. The majority of that list is AHL level or garbage.

You also forgot Engvall, who I hope makes it ahead of a couple others but I doubt because they'll probably go with somebody who has more experience.

But I'd love to see Engvall as the 3rd LW.
- JohnFergusonJr

oh

So opening game lineup should look something like this...

Johnsson / Matthews / Nylander
Kapanen / Tavares / Marner
Aberg / Kerfoot / Mikheyev
Moore / Spezza / Gauthier

Rielly / Ceci
Muzzin / Barrie
Liljegren / Holl

Andersen
Hutchison
- JohnFergusonJr

I feel like Schmaltz will get in there ahead of Holl.

Only Sandin makes sense. The majority of that list is AHL level or garbage.

You also forgot Engvall, who I hope makes it ahead of a couple others but I doubt because they'll probably go with somebody who has more experience.

But I'd love to see Engvall as the 3rd LW.
- JohnFergusonJr

I honestly couldn’t think of his name

Kivihalme will surprise many and make the team
- Azuredoom

I hope so.

But I think Sandin would be more adapted to the NA game.

oh
- .HOHO.

Look at some of those names. Seriously. A lot of filler there. A lot.

I feel like Schmaltz will get in there ahead of Holl.
- aminnes

Shouldn't be. Holl has put in his time in the organization. Schmaltz is RHD depth and plays too offensively. He's a bigger Carrick. His whole career has been about offensive play and the Leafs don't need more of that, especially on the 3rd pairing.

Holl should make the team and be given PK time. He's not amazing but he's the type they need to play strong defensively.

As a LHD, Liljegren is ahead of him.
- JohnFergusonJr

impressive considerng liljegren is RHD

Look at some of those names. Seriously. A lot of filler there. A lot.



Shouldn't be. Holl has put in his time in the organization. Schmaltz is RHD depth and plays too offensively. Holl should make the team and be given PK time. He's not amazing but he's the type they need to play strong defensively.
- JohnFergusonJr

Holl is garbage.

Zero chance he plays opening night.

Look at some of those names. Seriously. A lot of filler there. A lot.



Shouldn't be. Holl has put in his time in the organization. Schmaltz is RHD depth and plays too offensively. Holl should make the team and be given PK time. He's not amazing but he's the type they need to play strong defensively.
- JohnFergusonJr

I hope they finally give Holl a chance. Schmaltz just seems to fit into Dubas' all offence experiment.

I hope they finally give Holl a chance. Schmaltz just seems to fit into Dubas' all offence experiment.
- aminnes

Dubas doesnt decide who plays

impressive considerng liljegren is RHD
- HealthyScratch6

You're right, my bad. I confused him for Sandin, who would also still be ahead of Kivihalme.

I hope they finally give Holl a chance. Schmaltz just seems to fit into Dubas' all offence experiment.
- aminnes

Somebody has to kill penalties and it won't be Schmaltz. Holl fits the type of hard working professional Babcock loves.

Holl is garbage.

Zero chance he plays opening night.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

More than zero chance, he's fighting with the rookies for a spot and could easily be the #7 guy like he was last year.

Somebody has to kill penalties and it won't be Schmaltz. Holl fits the type of hard working professional Babcock loves.



More than zero chance, he's fighting with the rookies for a spot and could easily be the #7 guy like he was last year.
- JohnFergusonJr

If that's true, and Babs has full decision-making on the lineup, I'm not so sure. He let him sit all year in the press box. Would have gotten more out of a year in the minors.