Prospect Info: Marlies/Prospects Thread - It's finally puckdrop, baby!

[supermann_98]

Robertson is really underrated as a passer

He'd fit in on either of the Leafs top 2 lines

 

[supermann_98]

I think it's a mistake to keep Liljegren (and Robertson) on the Marlies for much longer. Bad habits can creep into your game if you're playing at a level that's too easy for you. Young players need to be challenged to keep growing

Agreed but he still has a challenge for while he's on the Marlies and that's to play top pair PP and PK, and to lead the team to wins ... but for sure he's a rock back there on defense and is so confident moving the puck calmly out of his zone, and once hes inside on the others teams blueline he's always doing something creative.

His defense in transition has been spotless and his stick is most often in the correct position to cut off passes while having good gap control. I could see him and Muzzin being a perfect pairing

 

[supermann_98]

I really like the Stockton heat announcer. Very positive even in a blowout lol. But he’s definitely one of the better ones out there

He was doing what he could to keep the stockton fans feeling positive, "All they need is just a little lucky break and the dams will open up and the goals will come" ...that's what he kept repeating after every goal we scored lol

 

[Atomos2]

He was doing what he could to keep the stockton fans feeling positive, "All they need is just a little lucky break and the dams will open up and the goals will come" ...that's what he kept repeating after every goal we scored lol

Loved when he was setting up the next game for Tuesday. "Not saying you should play hooky from work, but you know, two screen, split screen" lol

 

[MVPMatthews]

Robertson shooting with Tavares in front of the net sounds pretty good.

 

[Randy Randerson]

True. I think it's easy to make a case for Robertson being better than Vesey right now though

Ya I think if it weren't for the injury he would be in the NHL. Doesn't hurt if his ELC slides though, we should try to be good for as long as possible, the odds of winning cups is much better by being a top 10 team for a decade than a top 3 team for a couple of years

 

[The Iceman]

3G 1A in 5 games +6 for our forgotten man Calle Rosen

 

[stickty111]

The fact they are comparable is amazing. We have 2 stud prospects on the back end.

 

[Legion34]

The fact they are comparable is amazing. We have 2 stud prospects on the back end.

yep. If the leafs have any brains at all... they go with

sandin/Lilly/ vet Bogo type and rotate.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

The fact they are comparable is amazing. We have 2 stud prospects on the back end.

Nice that people are finally noticing with Liljegren and writing about it. Even if you take out his defensive game his progress has been awesome:

Age 18: 4th highest PPG ever
*Age 19: 17th highest PPG ever (closest to Ryan Suter)
*Age 20: 9th highest PPG ever (Closest to Shea Theodore)

*-very little PP time in each of those seasons

-If he can approach a PPG in his age 21 season, only Oliver-Ekman Larsson has ever done that.

This is a really good prospect and he deserves credit for it.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

To be fair Liljegren looked bloody good last year as well, the kid is solid as a rock

I don't mind him fighting for a spot but I'd like to see a path for him to make the NHL team sooner rather than later

He’ll need to accomplish 1 of 2 things to make this happen:

1. He’ll need to be objectively better and more consistent than an RD that would sign a <$2m contract with the Leafs; or
2. He’ll need to lose his waiver eligibility and be at least as good as an RD that would sign a league min. contract with the Leafs.

It’s not a whole lot to ask.

 

[heatersthebest]

Does anyone know why Mac Hollowell was subject of speculation that the Leafs would use him this year? He seems so far down the depth chart, doesn't have any real track record in the AHL or other immediate NHL ready qualities to speak of.

I thought he was in the bubble last year, and the idea stemmed from there.

 

[Jeypic]

I’ve been really impressed with duszak too. He can really skate and make plays.

 

[supermann_98]

I’ve been really impressed with duszak too. He can really skate and make plays.

Agreed, he looks much more steady than he did last year and he's looking good on the PP as well

 

[Hoverhand]

Forgive me if this has already been discussed.

Robertson wouldn't be eligible for the Marlies right now if it wasn't for the fact that the OHL has yet to return to play right?

 

[Fogelhund]

Forgive me if this has already been discussed.

Robertson wouldn't be eligible for the Marlies right now if it wasn't for the fact that the OHL has yet to return to play right?

Correct

 

[LaPlante94]

Would be nice if the Marlies youtube page or even the American Hockey League page posted highlights of the games for people who missed the games.

 

[TheScandal89]

What happened to Ian Scott. I know Woll is on the taxi squad with Campbell's injury, but what happened to Scott?

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

What happened to Ian Scott. I know Woll is on the taxi squad with Campbell's injury, but what happened to Scott?

Groin injury.

 

[TheScandal89]

Groin injury.

Ouf, guy has had a rough couple of years

 

[supermann_98]

Would be nice if the Marlies youtube page or even the American Hockey League page posted highlights of the games for people who missed the games.

Last year they had a nice game-in-6 segment on their YouTube page but I guess budget cuts

 

[stickty111]

Prospect of the week #12
A new one here. Artur gets it for the first time. Combined 3 regular season and playoff games, he had a 1.59 GAA and .942 SV%.

 

[stickty111]

Prospect of the month #3
I have 2 candidates here and it's surprising ones. Kalle Loponen and POW winner Artur. This one is tough. Loponen had 6 points in 5 games with 5 coming at ES. Artur put up a 1.87 GAA and .932 SV% in 6 combined regular season and playoff games. This one is really tough and I could use the rule last year, that I can give co-winners for only POM, but I am going to give to Artur. Those are great numbers, and Loponen only misses out because 5 of his came at ES. If all 6 came, then I would have given both the award.

Sad stuff, but it's better then giving it to Ovchinnikov every month with the way he is dominating his league. Luckily for them, Ovi only played 2 games in the MHL this month where he had 5 points. It's not fair to give it to a player who played 2 games.

 

[cookie]

3G 1A in 5 games +6 for our forgotten man Calle Rosen

forgot we had him, traded him, then got him back... guess he wants to play in Toronto

 

[daethfromabove1979]

Prospect of the month #3
I have 2 candidates here and it's surprising ones. Kalle Loponen and POW winner Artur. This one is tough. Loponen had 6 points in 5 games with 5 coming at ES. Artur put up a 1.87 GAA and .932 SV% in 6 combined regular season and playoff games. This one is really tough and I could use the rule last year, that I can give co-winners for only POM, but I am going to give to Artur. Those are great numbers, and Loponen only misses out because 5 of his came at ES. If all 6 came, then I would have given both the award.

Sad stuff, but it's better then giving it to Ovchinnikov every month with the way he is dominating his league. Luckily for them, Ovi only played 2 games in the MHL this month where he had 5 points. It's not fair to give it to a player who played 2 games.

Didn’t realize it was playoffs for Akhtyamov, looks like his team is down 2-0.

It has been a very poor stretch for our prospects lately, nobody is really standing out and putting up lots of points. I guess we should be glad that the majority of them are at least playing though, good call not drafting from the OHL or WHL.