Kessel Grabo Lupul

Mac Colborne Kadri

Frattin Bozak Kul

Crabbman Stecks Brown


Blacker Phaneuf

Gardiner Schenn

Liles Franson


Reimer
Scrivens



Without getting anyone this summer and keeping our 1st rounder.
- Mapleleafs_91

Looking good.

Kessel Grabo Lupul

Mac Colborne Kadri

Frattin Bozak Kul

Crabbman Stecks Brown
- Mapleleafs_91

Grabovski and Kessel mix like oil and water. Not happening. Colborne is not 2nd line center yet either. He's barely a 2nd line center in the AHL. Crabb can take a hike.

Blacker Phaneuf

Gardiner Schenn

Liles Franson

Forgot Gunnarsson. And Blacker isn't a top pairing defender as a rookie for the same reasons Colborne isn't a rookie 2nd line center. Not good enough.

Reimer
Scrivens

Without getting anyone this summer and keeping our 1st rounder.

Perfect.

And he's already had 2 season that were better than Simmonds.
- burn

I wish they were both 'our' problems.

Mckeggs my darkhorse, make that guy first line centerman. Best prospect we have by far
- Mapleleafs_91

Unfortunately I also said this. Given my track record, prepare to be crushed.

I wish they were both 'our' problems.
- The Law

Grabovski and Kessel mix like oil and water. Not happening. Colborne is not 2nd line center yet either. He's barely a 2nd line center in the AHL. Crabb can take a hike.



Forgot Gunnarsson. And Blacker isn't a top pairing defender as a rookie for the same reasons Colborne isn't a rookie 2nd line center. Not good enough.



Perfect.
- Unholy_Goalie

well i would be down for the youngsters to play than seeing the likes of armdog, lombo, komi, connolly on the ice.

Mckeggs my darkhorse, make that guy first line centerman. Best prospect we have by far
- Mapleleafs_91

I like him, but no he's not.

I admit i was shocked what they gave grabs, but it's done. Almost two years ago i said that Frattin was my dark horse pick to make the team, next year will be D'Amigo and a real dark horse will be Ross.
- LeafMan

I expected D'Amigo to have a good year this year despite a certain prospect expert pegging him as a 3rd liner at best. Brad Ross is at least one year, if not two years away from having a real shot with the Leafs given their contract situation and the style of game he plays.

I wish they were both 'our' problems.
- The Law

Agreed.

I like him, but no he's not.
- burn

whos better? kadri? colborne? dont think so lmaoo, KEGGER for the win, that guys gunna be a champ when he makes the leaf roster.

well i would be down for the youngsters to play than seeing the likes of armdog, lombo, komi, connolly on the ice.
- Mapleleafs_91

Armstrong, Lombardi and Connolly have got to be the most expensive and least effective 3rd line in the league. I haven't done extensive research but at roughly 11 million dollars a year, that's money wasted. Add in Komisarek, the most overpaid 7th defender in the NHL, and the Leafs are wasting a good 15 million dollars of cap space on worthless, ineffective, sad sack excuse for hockey players.

Hopefully, and this is going to take a lot of luck, there will be some cap floor teams willing to take at least one or two of these slugs off our hands. Especially Komisarek.

whos better? kadri? colborne? dont think so lmaoo, KEGGER for the win, that guys gunna be a champ when he makes the leaf roster.
- Mapleleafs_91

Ross has more of a pro game, and Percy as well... Biggs is close too. I'm not knocking McKegg, I'm very high on him but he's not our top prospect.

whos better? kadri? colborne? dont think so lmaoo, KEGGER for the win, that guys gunna be a champ when he makes the leaf roster.
- Mapleleafs_91

Are any of our prospects really that good? If they were, they'd be on our team right now. If you can't beat out Tyler Bozak for a spot, you can't be that good.........

whos better? kadri? colborne?
- Mapleleafs_91

They're both older than him and ahead on the depth chart, so, yes, they are.

Same reason Frattin made it over Kadri. Older and more prepared for the NHL.

I expected D'Amigo to have a good year this year despite a certain prospect expert pegging him as a 3rd liner at best. Brad Ross is at least one year, if not two years away from having a real shot with the Leafs given their contract situation and the style of game he plays.
- Unholy_Goalie

Why I think D'Amigo has a great chance, well he has really devolped a two way game, the other big reason is he worked hard on his core strength which is very noticeable this year.

Kessel Grabo Lupul

Mac Colborne Kadri

Frattin Bozak Kul

Crabbman Stecks Brown


Blacker Phaneuf

Gardiner Schenn

Liles Franson


Reimer
Scrivens



Without getting anyone this summer and keeping our 1st rounder.
- Mapleleafs_91

Full rebuild mode... about time!

Why I think D'Amigo has a great chance, well he has really devolped a two way game, the other big reason is he worked hard on his core strength which is very noticeable this year.
- LeafMan

Agreed..... I never soured on him like some did after a bit of a rough year.

Are any of our prospects really that good? If they were, they'd be on our team right now. If you can't beat out Tyler Bozak for a spot, you can't be that good.........
- HankMoody89

Problem with beating out Bozak is that he's in the prime of his career. It's hard for an 18 to 22 year old to beat out a guy who's 26. You have guys who are learning compared to a stronger, older, more experienced player.

This is why some players, like Kadri next year, you just have to give him a roster spot and live with the mistakes in an attempt to let him grow rather than expecting him to beat out a veteran player.

Why I think D'Amigo has a great chance, well he has really devolped a two way game, the other big reason is he worked hard on his core strength which is very noticeable this year.
- LeafMan

He's not the biggest guy in the world though so speed and core strength are vital to survival. Exactly why Kadri hasn't made the jump yet.

Are any of our prospects really that good? If they were, they'd be on our team right now. If you can't beat out Tyler Bozak for a spot, you can't be that good.........
- HankMoody89

Bozak was whipping boy 2 years ago, catch up with the times.

Gardiner/1st/Kadri for J. Staal

Schenn for JVR

JVR Staal Kess

lups Grabo Kulimen

sick top 6


sign sutter free agent or schultz

give away komi/lomb/conelly

Problem with beating out Bozak is that he's in the prime of his career. It's hard for an 18 to 22 year old to beat out a guy who's 28. You have guys who are learning compared to a stronger, older, more experienced player.

This is why some players, like Kadri next year, you just have to give him a roster spot and live with the mistakes in an attempt to let him grow rather than expecting him to beat out a veteran player.
- Unholy_Goalie

So this is Bozak in his prime? ............... yikes

I look to teams like Philadelphia who have an unending amount of young guys in their current lineup yet we can't even put in one young guy who can be a difference maker. I would take the weakest prospect off of philly right now who is on their big team and he'd be head and shoulders ahead of any of ours which is why I feel like our prospects can't be that good if they can't crack the lineup.

Yes you can use the excuse of oh well we're breeding em in the AHL. But not even one can make it and play strong in the NHL? I hate to use em again but Philly's young people are just as young and they are ripping up the playoffs.

I dunno, if we had legit top six forwards and they weren't making it, i'd be like Detroit and say yea well nobody is going to beat out Datsyuk etc. BUt when Tyler F'n Bozak is your #1 centerman and you can't crack it over him? Just depressing I guess.

He's not the biggest guy in the world though so speed and core strength are vital to survival. Exactly why Kadri hasn't made the jump yet.
- Unholy_Goalie

Exactly, this has to be the year to let Kadri play, can't set him aside again. Will Carlyle agree, will see.

Bozak was whipping boy 2 years ago, catch up with the times.
- Leafland

I"ve always hated Bozak on here since I joined many moons ago

Exactly, this has to be the year to let Kadri play, can't set him aside again. Will Carlyle agree, will see.
- LeafMan

Eakins said what is impressing him about Kadri the most is the kid even when he's not on a hot streak of scoring goals, he's laying the body and playing great defensive hockey

So I'm not sure how much longer this excuse of oh Kadri isn't defensively good enough to make it is going to last........

I guess not going along with Don Cherry is more important