Liminality
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Doubt he even makes the team out of camp, a lot of hungry young players right there and ready to push the past his prime Prust.
PTO: Leafs invite Brandon Prust to camp
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I have a pet theory on PTOs. GMs bring in PTOs partly to test their rookies and fringe guys against NHL talent, and PTOs won't take it easy in training camp because they are trying out for their livelihood. A desperate Prust is bound to bring more intensity than Bozak who is guaranteed a spot.
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I thought he would get a PTO with an AHL team, but then again it's the Leafs...
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first Martin now prust leafs tryna have all teh goons they still gonna get pushed around tho LOOL
Well the projected roster is probably closer (haven't made the calculations) in age average to an AHL team than a NHL team (albeit it is easily more talented than a AHL team).
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you gonna say this every time they sign a pto?
none of the guys even made it last year....
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I thought he would get a PTO with an AHL team, but then again it's the Leafs...
he played with an AHL team carried by a star goalie for a few years, so he knows what he is at
Prust used to be fantastic with Montreal but he really slowed down with the injuries (shoulders I believe). Probably one of the most technically sound fighters we had with the Habs, even showed some hockey sense at some point. Hoping he can get his career back on track in Toronto but I doubt he can play anymore.
Pyrophorus
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Don't be so sure. Leafs already have too many bodies and contracts. This is likely just to keep the creatins off the kids during camp.
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I was fine with his play throughout his whole tenure in MTL. Ideal 4th liner, had grit, fought, decently skilled and put up respectable numbers for his role.
You have guys 30+ on AHL teams too
Greening and/or Michalek could lose their spot. You also have a metric ton of 18-22 guys that might make the roster (Rielly, Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Soshnikov, Brown, Leipsic, Rychel) and 23-24 guys (Corrado, Hyman, Leivo, Zaitsev).
It could very well be a very young roster:
JVR (27) - Matthews (18) - Nylander (22)
Komarov (29) - Kadri (25) - Marner (19)
Rychel (21) - Bozak (30) - Soshnikov (22)
Martin (27) - Laich (33) - Hyman (24)
Greening (30) Michalek (31)
Marincin (24) - Rielly (22)
Gardiner (26) - Zaitsev (24)
Hunwick (31) - Polak (30)
Corrado (23)
Andersen (26)
Enroth (28)
This example is 25.73 in average age. It might change a bit, but I have a hard time seeing it go over 26.5. Youngest team last year was 25.258 and oldest was 28.227.
If any of Greening, Michalek or Laich get Lamoriello'ed it might get even lower.
As long as we get our star goalie back in form this year, I'm happy with my AHL team making the ECF.
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On paper I agree, yet this is the Pruster - King of the underdog. He'll make the opening night roster.
izzy
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The highlight of his brief stint in Vancouver was spearing Brad Marchand in the nuts. Other than that, he was painful to watch. By far the worst player on a terrible team. He had one job and failed miserably at it over and over again.
I highly doubt he ever plays in the nhl again.
I highly doubt he ever plays in the nhl again.
I haven't paid attention to him since he left for Vancouver but character guy. He's nothing more then a fourth liner. That being said he fights bigger guys on a regular basis and wins those fights. At his peak I would say he was pound for pound the best fighter in the league. He is a pretty small guy after all.
Babcock will like him I think. Hope he has something left in the tank cause I would be happy if he stayed in the league.
Babcock will like him I think. Hope he has something left in the tank cause I would be happy if he stayed in the league.
