Ranking Prospects - 2017-18

[herman]

Top 25 under 25 should be kicking into gear towards the end of the month.
Check out last season's thread to see the changes in our pipeline. It's not as drastic a difference as last offseason's makeover. This offseason is still young and the situation in certain tiers is still fluid.

2017 Eligible:		2017's list		2016's list
Adam Brooks Andreas Borgman Andreas Johnsson Andrew Nielsen Auston Matthews Calle Rosen Carl Grundstrom Connor Brown Connor Carrick Dakota Joshua Dmytro Timashov Eemeli Rasanen Fedor Gordeev Frederik Gauthier Garret Sparks Ian Scott Jack Walker Released JD Greenway Jeremy Bracco Jesper Lindgren JJ Piccinich Joseph Woll Josh Leivo Kasmir Kaskisuo Kasperi Kapanen Keaton Middleton Kerby Rychel Martins Dzierkals Miro Aaltonen Mitch Marner Morgan Rielly Nicolas Mattinen Nikita Soshnikov Nikolai Chebykin Nolan Vesey Pierre Engvall Rinat Valiev Ryan McGregor Ryan O'Connell Timothy Liljegren Tobias Lindberg Travis Dermott Trevor Moore Vladimir Boblyev Vladislav Kara William Nylander Yegor Korshkov Zach Hyman Old		25. Rinat Valiev | Joseph Woll 24. Garret Sparks 23. Eemeli Rasanen 22. Yegor Korshkov 21. Miro Aaltonen 20. Dmytro Timashov 19. Andrew Nielsen 18. Kerby Rychel 17. Calle Rosen 16. Andreas Borgman 15. Adam Brooks 14. Nikita Soshnikov 13. Jeremy Bracco 12. Carl Grundstrom 11. Andreas Johnsson 10. Travis Dermott 9. Josh Leivo 8. Connor Carrick 7. Timothy Liljegren 6. Connor Brown 5. Kasperi Kapanen 4. Morgan Rielly 3. Mitch Marner 2. William Nylander 1. Auston Matthews		25. Yegor Korshkov 24. Martins Dzierkals 23. Carl Grundstrom 22. Andrew Neilsen 21. Rinat Valiev 20. Tobias Lindberg 19. Travis Dermott 18. Josh Leivo 17. Brendan Leipsic - Vegas'd 16. Jeremy Bracco 15. Zach Hyman 14. Frank Corrado - traded 13. Dmytro Timashov 12. Andreas Johnson 11. Kerby Rychel 10. Nikita Soshnikov 9. Kasperi Kapanen 8. Martin Marincin 7. Connor Carrick 6. Nikita Zaitsev 5. Connor Brown 4. Morgan Rielly 3. Mitch Marner 2. William Nylander 1. Auston Matthews (duh)

TLN's top 20 (Calder-eligible) prospects

2017	2016
20. Nikolai Chebykin 19. Vladimir Bobylev/Bobylyov 18. Jesper Lindgren 17. Justin Holl 16. JD Greenway 15. Trevor Moore 14. Miro Aaltonen 13. Calle Rosen 12. Andreas Borgman 11. Dmytro Timashov 10. Eemeli Rasanen 9. Yegor Korshkov 8. Andreas Johnsson 7. Joseph Woll 6. Andrew Nielsen 5. Adam Brooks 4. Jeremy Bracco 3. Carl Grundstrom 2. Travis Dermott 1. Timothy Liljegren	20. Garret Sparks 19. Kasmir Kaskisuo 18. Adam Brooks 17. Yegor Korshkov 16. Tobias Lindberg 15. Andrew Nielsen 14. Carl Grundstrom 13. Zach Hyman 12. Brendan Leipsic 11. Jeremy Bracco 10. Nikita Soshnikov 9. Travis Dermott 8. Dmytro Timashov 7. Andreas Johnson 6. Connor Brown 5. Kasperi Kapanen 4. Nikita Zaitsev 3. William Nylander 2. Mitch Marner 1. Auston Matthews

[herman]

Dev camp starting up today.

I'm a bit bummed by this though:

Yegor Korshkov, Vladislav Kara, Nikita Korostelev, Jesper Lindgren, Carl Grundstrom and Vladislav Yeryomenko will not be in at #Leafs camp.

— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo/status/883336734804725760

KHL/VHL/MHL schedule doesn't really give us that window for them to come over.

[Zee]

Mike In Buffalo is breaking Leafs news now?

[herman]

Mike In Buffalo is breaking Leafs news now?

So weird, right?

Skating coach Barb Underhill works with the Leaf d-corps prospects in Toronto today. A tall order for Barb. #tmltalk pic.twitter.com/oFL2CYyQBF

— Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/HennyTweets/status/883366041815891968

This is more like it.

[herman]

Based on the lack of flow from beneath his helmet, looks like Timothy Liljegren already got a haircut. Veteran move.

— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/883366889006792704

Maple Leafs' first-rounder Timothy Liljegren chopped his unruly mullet Tuesday to prep for development camp: “New haircut. Feels good.” pic.twitter.com/TsHcyRekYk

— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/883386702445916161

As someone who is currently growing out his hair to donate, I can say for certain that going with the hair down while playing hockey is a great way to overheat.

[Nik the Trik]

Have to say, I wasn't the biggest fan of the new logo when they introduced it but it's growing on me.

[herman]

Liljegren and co. Doing some individual skating drills right now. #Leafs pic.twitter.com/TS8TH7JM0e

— Jeremy Collins (@sportsfanjer) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/TSN_Jeremy/status/883366309907529730

Hard to tell from this angle, but Liljegren looks fast.

This is Rasanen in reverse:

Eemeli Rasanen, #Leafs 2nd round 2017 pick, doing some backwards skating. He's a 6'7, 208 lbs defenseman. Huge guy with offensive ability. pic.twitter.com/dj7KfWSZIh

— Dave McCarthy (@DaveAMcCarthy) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/DaveAMcCarthy/status/883368419831279621
He is so tall that it had to be filmed in portrait mode.

[herman]

Dev camp roster has been split into two teams: Clark and Sittler.
Team Clark is comprised of Leafs draft picks and Marlies. Team Sittler is mostly camp invites and ECHL guys.

Team Clark and Team Sittler set for action at #Leafs development camp. Clark with TOR prospects, Sittler w/ mostly invites pic.twitter.com/a2s98W5GO3

— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/883331461931315200

According to Scott Pellerin, the plan is to give the invites a better opportunity to showcase their abilities, rather than using them as filler around the prospects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-hpc0gKOSU

[L K]

Dev camp starting up today.

I'm a bit bummed by this though:

Yegor Korshkov, Vladislav Kara, Nikita Korostelev, Jesper Lindgren, Carl Grundstrom and Vladislav Yeryomenko will not be in at #Leafs camp.

— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo/status/883336734804725760

KHL/VHL/MHL schedule doesn't really give us that window for them to come over.

I'm pretty sure this just confirms that Kara was a made up player.

[Highlander]

Have to say, I wasn't the biggest fan of the new logo when they introduced it but it's growing on me.

Hi Nik, one thing we could agree on it is suspiciously like some of the logos of when the Leafs actually won Cups.

[Nik the Trik]

Hi Nik, one thing we could agree on it is suspiciously like some of the logos of when the Leafs actually won Cups.

Going for a faux-retro thing is one of the things I didn't really like about it.

[Heroic Shrimp]

Dev camp starting up today.

I'm a bit bummed by this though:

Yegor Korshkov, Vladislav Kara, Nikita Korostelev, Jesper Lindgren, Carl Grundstrom and Vladislav Yeryomenko will not be in at #Leafs camp.

— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) July 7, 2017

www.twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo/status/883336734804725760

KHL/VHL/MHL schedule doesn't really give us that window for them to come over.

I'm pretty sure this just confirms that Kara was a made up player.

I heard he's being coached by Taro Tsujimoto.

[herman]

Joseph Woll stops Jeremy Bracco and robs Adam Brooks on Day 2 of #Leafs rookie development camp. #TMLTalk pic.twitter.com/vSyoyK2Qp2

— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) July 8, 2017

www.twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo/status/883699481019121664

Brooks banks it in off Woll after the save too.

[Bullfrog]

Hi Nik, one thing we could agree on it is suspiciously like some of the logos of when the Leafs actually won Cups.

Going for a faux-retro thing is one of the things I didn't really like about it.

This was my major criticism as well.

[herman]

Vladimir Bobylev extends the lead for Team Clark at today's Development Camp scrimmage.#TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/4G6iC07mAD

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 11, 2017

www.twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/884801234359783425

Team Leafs Prospects scrimmaged against Team Free Agents.

Vladimir Bobylev (Blue #56), the forgotten 5th rounder from 2016's draft, cleans up the garbage in tight off a Liljegren (Blue #48) point shot. He's got good size, wheels, and hands. I think for him it'll be a matter of getting consistent reps (he was relegated to 4th line hitter minutes in the KHL) and focused development work, as the tools are there.

Edit: got the wrong number there. 56 is Bobylev. 38 is Dakota Joshua.