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I guess I am most interested to see how Gauthier, Sparks, Timashov, Neilson do more than the rest. and Kapanen. I take it from what Babcock said that Soshinkov will be with the Leafs when he is better
I'm super excited about our prospects, but a couple of caveats:a) This is early goings still and a very, very small sample size. They're trending in positive directions though.b) As much credit as we can give to Hunter, there wasn't exactly a high hurdle to compare him to beforec) Scouting only takes you so far. I'd like to give credit to the development staff as well. No longer does the team just draft and hope players figure it out by playing, but there are concentrated efforts to help individuals develop their games (and off-ice lifestyles) to their fullest potential
No longer does the team just draft and hope players figure it out by playing, but there are concentrated efforts to help individuals develop their games (and off-ice lifestyles) to their fullest potential
I thought Leipsic would make the Leafs this season. He didn't look out of place in limited games last year so I was surprised when he went back to the Marlies. Hopefully we see him and Soshnikov soon. Any injury update on Soshnikov?
Quote from: Zee on October 17, 2016, 11:09:29 AMI thought Leipsic would make the Leafs this season. He didn't look out of place in limited games last year so I was surprised when he went back to the Marlies. Hopefully we see him and Soshnikov soon. Any injury update on Soshnikov?Sosh played one of the Comets games on Gauthier's line and got a PP goal, so I think he's okay now. There have been notes about Soshnikov overworking himself off ice leading to the injury, so letting him work on some stuff with the Marlies and build up his body is not the worst thing. I have him slotted over Martin and Hyman (skill-wise) and Leivo and would love to see him with Kadri again but we have plenty of time to be patient.
We also have to accept that the only guy in the top 9 we can say with any certainty won't be around long term is Michalek. There's just not a lot of ice time available as it stands.
Quote from: herman on October 17, 2016, 11:27:29 AMQuote from: Zee on October 17, 2016, 11:09:29 AMI thought Leipsic would make the Leafs this season. He didn't look out of place in limited games last year so I was surprised when he went back to the Marlies. Hopefully we see him and Soshnikov soon. Any injury update on Soshnikov?Sosh played one of the Comets games on Gauthier's line and got a PP goal, so I think he's okay now. There have been notes about Soshnikov overworking himself off ice leading to the injury, so letting him work on some stuff with the Marlies and build up his body is not the worst thing. I have him slotted over Martin and Hyman (skill-wise) and Leivo and would love to see him with Kadri again but we have plenty of time to be patient.We also have to accept that the only guy in the top 9 we can say with any certainty won't be around long term is Michalek. There's just not a lot of ice time available as it stands.