Marlies, Cyclones, and Prospect Discussion

[Leaf Fans]

Danfordhas a goal. Oshawa hanging on.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Cowan with an apple. 4-0 London.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Danford has an apple.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Final in Erie. Cowan 1g 1a 18 points in 7 games so far.

Oshawa likely back in their series up 7-2 3:30 to go Danford 1g 1a

 

[LeafSteel]

ooops

 

[Thornbury]

Final in Erie. Cowan 1g 1a 18 points in 7 games so far.

Oshawa likely back in their series up 7-2 3:30 to go Danford 1g 1a

Both Danford and Cowan were 2nd stars in their respective games.

 

[The Shadow]

Cowan will get a year in the AHL hopefully and then up with the big club

Toronto is a tough market. Not a good place to throw young kids in. Let them cook in the AHL

Schenn could have benefited a lot from having time to develop in the ahl way back.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Cowan will get a year in the AHL hopefully and then up with the big club

Toronto is a tough market. Not a good place to throw young kids in. Let them cook in the AHL

Schenn could have benefited a lot from having time to develop in the ahl way back.

If he is good enough, he should play imo.

 

[The Shadow]

If he is good enough, he should play imo.

I think in the long run that time on the Marlies will do him a lot of good.

 

[Leaf Fans]

I think in the long run that time on the Marlies will do him a lot of good.

Perhaps, better than getting a few minutes on the 4th line between scratches, but if he carves out a regular shift and earns it, let him go.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

 

[LeafParade]

Cowan will get a year in the AHL hopefully and then up with the big club

Toronto is a tough market. Not a good place to throw young kids in. Let them cook in the AHL

Schenn could have benefited a lot from having time to develop in the ahl way back.

If they want to try to transition him to C, then a year in the AHL will do him alot of good. That is not the sort of thing you want to do at the NHL level.

 

[aingefan]

Marlies with a big come from behind win, potting….actually erupting for 5 unanswered goals in the third, including two that were three seconds apart.
Matt Murray was quiet and calm all night.
Pretty eventful in the end.
Goals from Steeves, Shaw, Quillan, Abruzzese, Nylander and WillyNeuve. All those guys had apples too, along with Miller, Solow, and Pare.
Last three goals occurred in a 21 second span! In the blink of an eye.
Steeves passed an all-time Marlies career record in this one (points I think).
Luke Haymes barely played, especially on the third. Don’t quote me, but I think he only got out for the last shift of the last period; coach likely shortening bench (Braddock too) due to the playoff hunt.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Villeneuve has taken a step forward offensively this season his third pro year. He was an offensive oriented guy when drafted but has refined it into more of a two way game.

 

[aingefan]

Wonder why Patches isn’t getting a conditioning game before the playoffs?
Marlies play Friday and Saturday too.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[The Shadow]

Wonder why Patches isn’t getting a conditioning game before the playoffs?
Marlies play Friday and Saturday too.

So he doesn’t get injured

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Quillan has had a very solid first pro season (18 goals and 18 assists in 65 games) and he shows pro traits (solid size, good skating, built like a tank, plays both sides of the puck). I like his chances of pulling a McMann and finding a role somewhere in our bottom 6 with the ability to play up when needed.

 

[aingefan]

So he doesn’t get injured

Yeah, he might be that frail.

One game might get his legs going.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

How has Chadwick’s skating looked? He seems like someone that’s progressing well.

 

[LeafSteel]

Quillan has had a very solid first pro season (18 goals and 18 assists in 65 games) and he shows pro traits (solid size, good skating, built like a tank, plays both sides of the puck). I like his chances of pulling a McMann and finding a role somewhere in our bottom 6 with the ability to play up when needed.

Really hoping he takes 4C for next season and makes Kampf expendable now.

 

[The Shadow]

Yeah, he might be that frail.

One game might get his legs going.

He’s pretty frail

 

[The Shadow]

I think Steeves could jump into the playoffs and offer something on the Leafs with some practice time. The Marlies will probably be done in round 1

Get as mmany of these younger guys who have a shot at being a Leaf up with the big club to get experience and watching playoff hockey even if they never dress. They can still be at practices and amongst the team.

 

[4thline]

The way I see it, the claims of the death of our prospect pool have been greatly exaggerated. I'm (perhaps wishfully?) reminded of the sentiment around the end of the Quinn days when it was in vogue to completely shit on our pool because of everything we traded away, then we went on graduate of tonne of solid complementary type players drafted from that 2000-2004 window. Then the 2006 draft was just ridiculously efficient.

Just looking superficially

Tier 1- the First Rounders
Cowan is Cowan. Solid A- prospect with top 6 upside and a pretty high floor
Danford- will be underrated until the day he "surprises" and steals a spot with the Leafs. He may not reach his upside, but that upside as a Tanev/Carlo type is there nonetheless

Tier 2A- The Marlies
Quillan- reminds me so much of Moore, but bigger and a C. Tenacious, NHL level 190 foot game from almost day 1 but needed an adjustment period for the last 10 feet (offensively) to click. If he doesn't start with the Leafs next year, he finishes
Villeneuve- good size, decent mobility. Seems to have grown into an all-situations top pairing D at the AHL level, I hope he's given a chance in camp next year

Tier2B- The Marlies (goaltender editions)
Hildeby and AA- both have had up and down years, both have shown flashes. Either could end up a starter, both could end up back in Europe pretty quick.

Tier 3- the quiet stud
Chadwick- not enough is written about the guy. Maybe the leaf prospect followers association is collectively once bitten/twice shy because of Andrew Neilsen, and maybe he is another Neilsen, but... 6'4 dman with 109 points in 132 regular season games post draft. Solid defensively. Skating not a minus. Recognized as the top defenseman in the WHL's Eastern conference over two highly regarded 1st rounders in Yakemchuk and Molendyk. If he had better draft day pedigree (or we reached on him) and was picked in the top 90 we would be getting HYPED.

Tier 4- 4thline's favorites
McCue- stupid goal scoring numbers this season to go with his pestiness and work ethic. Curious to see where he plays next season.
Mayes- quietly took a huge step in both gameplay and production. Not just a 7th round thug, there's something to watch there
Johansson- why not. What's not to love about a skinny, great skating OFD that likes to play violent. If he can add the mass to translate his game against men...

Valis, Haymes- free wallets baby, and young enough to have some serious development in front of them

 

[The Shadow]

Also on Steeves I hope they give him a chance like they did with McMann and sign him next season on a 1 year one way league minimum. He’s earned his shot and played very well in his last call up.

We need guys on low contracts that have skill and can play responsible and not hurt you when they are out there