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Fogelhund said:
Let's hope that Minten can have a good season with the Marlies. Such a deep and strong team already. It might be worth checking out a few Marlies games this season.
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Should be interesting how they handle the goalie rotation in Hildeby, Artur, and Murray.
The young guys probably get majority of the starts, but you want to have Murray involved too. You might need him if Stolarz or Woll get minor injuries.
 
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This will be an interesting comp going forward since they were taken one pick apart and are similar type players.

Victor Johansson, LD, 6'1" 159lbs
(J20 Nationell) 17gp 1g 13a 47pim +14
(SHL) 2gp 0g 0a 0pts 0pim EVEN

Aron Kiviharju, LD, 5'10" 185lbs
(Liiga) 19gp 3g 3a 4pim +5
 
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TheBeastCoast said:
Obviously early but it does kind of feel like Danford is the kind of prospect that if you took him with a 2nd or 3rd you would be intrigued by and happy to have in the pipeline....but with a 1st will leave you wanting.
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He's struggling coming back from a concussion. Yeah I'd say it's kind of early to be making any assumptions about his long term potential.
 
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Thornbury said:
He's struggling coming back from a concussion. Yeah I'd say it's kind of early to be making any assumptions about his long term potential.
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I’m just saying, he didn’t really have the draft year production and now has gotten off to a really slow start to this season. If he had a history of it I wouldn’t be as worried about a bad start. Not saying I am writing the kid off or anything but I have my concerns.
 
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Anybody watching the Marlies care to give any update on Niemela? Seems like the guy burst onto the scene a few years ago and hasn't been able to grow his game at all for the last 2 or 3 years.

Definitely a bit concerning that our entire top 4 dmen are over 30 and it looks like we have no good D prospects in the pipeline for the next few years...
 
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Anybody watching the Marlies care to give any update on Niemela? Seems like the guy burst onto the scene a few years ago and hasn't been able to grow his game at all for the last 2 or 3 years.

Definitely a bit concerning that our entire top 4 dmen are over 30 and it looks like we have no good D prospects in the pipeline for the next few years...
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He's been pretty good from the few games I've seen. He seems more aggressive defensively and his skill level obviously stands out at that level.

I would not be surprised if he was put in a package for a trade in the next few months but there's a good chance he's a Timmins replacement if he's injured or going into next season. Not sure about his NHL potential and his lack of pre-season games probably isn't very good for his chances.
 
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Anybody watching the Marlies care to give any update on Niemela? Seems like the guy burst onto the scene a few years ago and hasn't been able to grow his game at all for the last 2 or 3 years.

Definitely a bit concerning that our entire top 4 dmen are over 30 and it looks like we have no good D prospects in the pipeline for the next few years...
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I have a feeling he won't ever get an opportunity with the Leafs.
 
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supermann_98 said:
I think we all kinda expected that but would've been nice to see a little progression on the offensive end, although admittedly it's still early season
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Yep, really early, especially coming off a concussion?

marner has only scored 1 more goal than Danford.

I never got the impression he was drafted for offense.
 
'He'll Come In And Just Help Us Push Everyone': Maple Leafs Prospect Fraser Minten Practices With Marlies, Debut Could Come Next Week - The Hockey News



The young forward told Crocker on Thursday that his rehab process consisted of plenty of one-on-one work with Toronto's return-to-play staff.

"They have great return-to-play staff here that make everything very easy for you," Minten said.

"They take care of all the workouts and all the on-ice and you just gotta show up and put in the work that they ask and you'll get better. The timeline worked out pretty much just as they expected and it was really smooth honestly."

Minten's entering a Marlies team he's familiar with following countless prospect tournaments with the Maple Leafs organization, in Traverse City, and, this past September, in Montreal.

"You feel like you've played on their team before which is nice," he said. "It's not a bunch of new players and new faces that you don't know. There's a decent amount of familiarity already."

This will be Minten's first year of professional hockey after several seasons in junior. Due to the CHL and NHL agreement, the young forward wasn't eligible to play in the AHL until he turned 20.

And now, after suffering a high-ankle sprain, his debut with the Marlies has been on hold. As Minten returns to full practice, it's possible he gets into an AHL game pretty soon.

However, the AHL's schedule — which sees the team play three times in the next two weeks (this Saturday vs. Cleveland and next Saturday and Sunday in Charlotte) — might make him wait a bit longer before a debut.

"I think just kind of getting into as many practices as I can here and get back up to game speed with some contact and different game situations through practice," he said on Thursday.

"And then, after five, six practices, feeling good, getting hopefully back into some games."
 
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