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Visnovsky

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With the way the Leafs have drafted in the previous years, I would almost bet something on them picking AJ Spellacy with their newly acquired second round pick.

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Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of AJ Spellacy, 2006-02-24 Westlake, OH, USA USA. Most recently in the OHL with Windsor Spitfires. Complete player biography and stats.
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Seems like the Leafs with their first pick in the last few drafts have been prioritizing smart, good skating, competitive players who had strong second halves/playoffs and untapped offensive potential.

Seems like a recipe that has worked so far and as someone who followed this draft the least of any in the last decade, Danford seems more interesting than any other player ranked in his range.

Probably doesn’t have the potential to be an elite #1, but grabbing a reliable #2 or 3 guy this late in the 1st would be huge.
 
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Our 2nd rd pk
Max Plante rw
Roberts d
Shuravin d
Skahan d
Carson Wetsch RW 6'2" 200 lbs loves to hit and stick up for his linemates
Bottom 6 forward
Pk specialist


All D 6' 4" 209 lbs all can skate
 
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Based on my superb youtube watching and podcast listening, I have some good options for the 2nd round. I also have guys I'd stay away from.

Yes

Leo Sahlin Wallenius - Very fast d-man. Puts up points. Not huge though.

Jesse Pulkkinen - Big D-man. Still a project, but has big upside. He's shown glimpses of game-breaking plays and big-time hits.

Spencer Gill - Big D-man. Great skills all-around. Very competitive. Offence needs to grow.

Gabriel Eliasson - Evil monster. Huge D-man who enjoys hurting people. Can he get the rest of his game up to par?

Kasper Pikkarainen - Huge right-winger who is extremely competitive and very physical. Offence may not be great. Could end up being a great bottom sixer.

Tanner Howe - Very competitive LW; smart, good offense. People keep mentioning his size as a factor, but he's listed as 5'11!? Maybe he's much smaller than that?

No

Adam Jecho - At first glance, he looks great (C who is 6-5), but low compete and "soft" for his size. Getting F. Gauthier vibes.

Alfons Friej - Great skater, but loses board battles and easy to play against. Big-time Lily vibes.

John Mustard - Fast with good shot. Tempting because he's a C. However, his hockey sense and IQ have been questioned. Not a good sign, IMO.

If they pick someone from my "Yes" list, I will remind you guys of my genius. If they pick someone from my "No" list, I will smash my computer and let you guys know what a huge mistake they've made. If they pick someone I don't know, I will be furious at first and then I will be happy once I read up on the player.

Thank you.
 
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Visnovsky said:
With the way the Leafs have drafted in the previous years, I would almost bet something on them picking AJ Spellacy with their newly acquired second round pick.

www.eliteprospects.com

AJ Spellacy - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of AJ Spellacy, 2006-02-24 Westlake, OH, USA USA. Most recently in the OHL with Windsor Spitfires. Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com www.eliteprospects.com
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That’s an interesting sounding dude according to the write-up. Big, fast, attentive, physical, RHC.
Not too productive tho.
Where did he slot into the Spits lineup?
 
Rare Jewel

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Alright.


Very hard to tell what will still be there @ 58 and I'm going to assume that most of the leftovers guys from last night go, but perhaps someone drops

but realistically, for 58

Raoul Boilard
Tarin Smith
Eriks Mateiko
Kamil Bednarek
Matvei Shuravin

Reaches (kind of)
Logan Sawyer
Sebastian Soini
Noel Fransen

But I could see them going for Carson Wetsch


For the 5th rounders and beyond (they could go before as well)

Cole Davis
Charlie Forslund
Alexander Sirayatsky
Ilya Pautov


OAs to consider (excluding Romani)
Ondrej Becher
Kenta Isogai
Makar Kanin
Noah Steen
Kasper Soini
Beau Jelsma


There are a fair few guys I like, but I think they'll be between 58 and the first 5th, like Lucas Van Vliet, Ollie Josephson, Marcus Kearsey, and Hiroki Gojsic to name a few.

Edit: I thought we moved the 4th somewhere, but that's not the case. lol
 
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Rare Jewel said:
Alright.


Very hard to tell what will still be there @ 58 and I'm going to assume that most of the leftovers guys from last night go, but perhaps someone drops

but realistically, for 58

Raoul Boilard
Tarin Smith
Eriks Mateiko
Kamil Bednarek
Matvei Shuravin

Reaches (kind of)
Logan Sawyer
Sebastian Soini
Noel Fransen

But I could see them going for Carson Wetsch


For the 5th rounders and beyond (they could go before as well)

Cole Davis
Charlie Forslund
Alexander Sirayatsky
Ilya Pautov


OAs to consider (excluding Romani)
Ondrej Becher
Kenta Isogai
Makar Kanin
Noah Steen
Kasper Soini
Beau Jelsma


There are a fair few guys I like, but I think they'll be between 58 and the first 5th, like Lucas Van Vliet, Ollie Josephson, Marcus Kearsey, and Hiroki Gojsic to name a few.
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saw that they like Albin Sundin apparently
 
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Dion TheFluff said:
saw that they like Albin Sundin apparently
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Well, they had him at the Dev camp last year, but I think that's a consideration for 5th round or later, IMO.

Of the kids they had at their dev camp, Benjamin Ruatiainen would be the most interesting to me, and I should've put him in the OAs to consider.
 
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Would still have preferred to take a gamble on a guy with a late 1st who has a higher potential ceiling. I was hoping for Hutson. But Clark has brought a lot of goodwill with the Cowan pick so we will see
 
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So Treliving tried to trade for Markstrom and now he’s “eyeing” Zadorov and Tanev as targets.

Basically, he’s trying to recreate the same garbage team he put together in Calgary.

Soo nepotism to Calgary.
 
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aingefan said:
Are Jelsma and Fimis back in this draft? Both had solid seasons.
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Still eligible.

BrannigansLaw said:
So Treliving tried to trade for Markstrom and now he’s “eyeing” Zadorov and Tanev as targets.

Basically, he’s trying to recreate the same garbage team he put together in Calgary.

Soo nepotism to Calgary.
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Hockey people's talent pools are Jacuzzis.

It's what annoyed me with the previous GM, what are you going to do?
 
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