The worry about giving him a big long term contract is his weight will be an issue and he'll most likely be playing DH at a younger age than Pujos did. Another concern is he only hits when the games don't matter.
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The problem is that a specific drafting slot is way less important than having a bunch of picks.
The bona fide superstars aside, it's a real crap shoot and it becomes a numbers game.
If you look at Hockeydb Draft History, it's amazing how few guys make it, even guys that were sure bet prospects.
The one thing that stands out is, the higher the better.
Anything from Round 3 and down is pure gravy.
NHL and WHA Draft History at Hockeydb.com
I think that it's more likely that he will continue to improve his conditioning over the years.
It's not his conditioning. That's his body type and he's also not the average height of your typical 1st baseman.
Doesn't matter either way. The Leafs can't draft for shit.
Leafs have a new Director of Amateur Scouting in Mark Leach. He came from Dallas and they have an excellent track record of drafting. Most of their top players on the current team they drafted. Players like Robertson, Johnston, Hintz, Harley (played for Team Canada), Ottinger, Heiskanen. Only Heiskanen was a top level pick. All these players are in their 20's. They also drafted Benn but that was 2 decades ago.
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Anyone is better than Wes Clark who left to join Doofus in Pittsburgh
I totally forgot Pacioretty was on the team.
Great win tonight gents - JW60 played amazing.
Can you imagine if that happened in very critical playoff game?
Nylander was +4 last night.
Tavares sure doesn't look like a 34 year old.
With Knies being a RFA, some people on some local sports radio shows are wondering if other teams will make him a big offer the way St. Louis did to 2 young Edmonton Oiler players in the off season.
OEL's next point will be his 500th, and his next 2 goals will be his 150th.
Tavares sure doesn't look like a 34 year old.
With Knies being a RFA, some people on some local sports radio shows are wondering if other teams will make him a big offer the way St. Louis did to 2 young Edmonton Oiler players in the off season.
OEL's next point will be his 500th, and his next 2 goals will be his 150th.
McMann is probably Leafs best forechecker with his size and speed. He can also shoot. He didn't play last playoffs because he was injured. I'd say he was a key loss. He really should be playing on the 2nd line where Nylander can feed him rush chances as well but that weakens the 3rd line. There's no comparison between McMann and Holmberg. Holmberg is a 4th liner on a championship calibre team at best.
They could use Max P for the playoffs. He's big and probably their best hitter and has shown to work well with Tavares and Nylander. So it should be McMann or Max P playing on the 2nd line or a rotation of those 2 with 3rd line duties. Holmberg has gotta be just a placeholder for when Max P gets back.
It wasn't that long ago under Keefe that Jarnkrok was used in the top 2 lines at times.
They could use Max P for the playoffs. He's big and probably their best hitter and has shown to work well with Tavares and Nylander. So it should be McMann or Max P playing on the 2nd line or a rotation of those 2 with 3rd line duties. Holmberg has gotta be just a placeholder for when Max P gets back.
It wasn't that long ago under Keefe that Jarnkrok was used in the top 2 lines at times.
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Crazy stat line, Matthew Knies is the first Leaf to score 25 goals and have 150 hits or more in a season.
