Petruzelli signing seams too good to be true. I recognize he is not a sure thing, but he is easily one of, if not our highest ranked Goaltending prospects in our system now. I wonder what the attraction to TOR is. He obviously feels confident going up against the likes of Kallgren, Hutch, Woll and Scott for playing time with the Marlies. I don't necessarily disagree either. He looks to be the most intriguing tendy in that bunch.
I think one thing that is often overlooked is having our AHL and NHL teams in the same city. Using the same facilities, and having access to the same deep pockets of MLSE. This is purely speculative, but I imagine playing for the Marlies is likely one of the better places to play in the AHL. They have the deep pockets of MLSE behind them and likely get treated as close to an NHL squad as you can be in the minors. Not to mention from a family perspective it can be massively beneficial. If these guys do in fact get a call up to the show, and it becomes semi permanent, or they're continually getting yo-yo'd back and forth, their home remains the same. Their families are not being impacted as much, and the player has less to deal with from a personal standpoint. They literally are changing locker rooms not area codes.
If the choice was between Grand Rapids and Toronto I think 95% of players would choose TOR. Especially if the opportunities are equal.
Bit of a log jam in net though, will be interesting to see how it all pans out. Not sure you can really have too many goaltenders in the system. It's just another lottery ticket. Hard to find a single negative thing to say about this signing TBH
