Confirmed with Link: Wes Clark leaves the Leafs for promotion with the Penguins

[Killswitch]

Was he actually in charge when we drafted Knies?

I’ll give him Cowan but until he succeeds at the NHL level it’s all smoke.

Passing on Solberg and others. Risky because if any of those guys between Solberg and #30 pan out we’ll never hear the end of it.

Remember when 38 teams passed on Jason Robertson? 65 teams passed on Adam Fox? All because other guys were more talented or had a better chance of making the NHL? Don't sweat it. Most likely there'll be guys like that 31 teams regret not taking instead of Solberg and who they did take

 

[LaPlante94]

I'd say some of our better picks are from our guys in Sweden aka Bergman who I just saw was 76 years old. I feel like he is close to retirement because my god. Guy must really love the game to be scouting still at that age. It'll be a sad day when he retires. I know Alm is one but idk if he scouts all goalies for us but whoever scouted our goalie prospects have made some of our best picks over the last few years. Clarks position is always replaceable and I think we knew he was leaving when Dubas got fired. Hoping he left us with some good prospects before he left.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810705718229569978

Is this tweet from Wes himself right after the news broke enough of a source for you?

What's with these weirdos and their fake deep twitter posts. This is like when Dumbass posted that Chinese farmer crap when he built a 2-ply defense and everyone got hurt. The ego and entitlement on these guys is insane.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Maybe now we will actually get someone who picks prospects where they are ranked. You know, kind of what everyone else does?

They do pick them where they are ranked in their own rankings.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Everyone getting tf out bc they know what a punk Shamahan is.

 

[Apex Predator]

We will see if Wes Clark’s picks turn to anything. There was tons of hope prior to him and a lot of those guys flamed out. There will be tons of hope after him and time will tell if they flame out.

 

[PromisedLand]

here is teh dubas draft with wes. I think people can stop jumping off the ledge

 

[Killswitch]

here is teh dubas draft with wes. I think people can stop jumping off the ledge

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Only the Minton draft was Clark

 

[Mess]

A Clueless Dubass requires Wes"to challenge his own thinking & planning on a near daily basis".

Yeah, no kidding Sherlock, truer more obvious words have never been spoken particularly "to learn from mistakes & improve process. !!

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

here is teh dubas draft with wes. I think people can stop jumping off the ledge

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These drama club kids will cry when guys are fired half a decade after they best by date. All you have to do is post a sappy video or fake cry during a press conference and all your failures will wash away. Toronto is the easiest market by far.

 

[Dreakmur]

What's with these weirdos and their fake deep twitter posts. This is like when Dumbass posted that Chinese farmer crap when he built a 2-ply defense and everyone got hurt. The ego and entitlement on these guys is insane.

You just don't get it. They are so much smarter than you.... just ask them.....

 

[Dreakmur]

here is teh dubas draft with wes. I think people can stop jumping off the ledge

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Clark got the lead job after Knies was drafted.

 

[seanlinden]

Not sure what to make of this... because it's hard to know what "infuence" he had at the draft table, and for which drafts.

Yes, the Leafs have an unspectacular prospect system, but that's more to do with the number of picks traded in recent years than it is poor use of those picks.

Especially the last couple of years.

2023 with Easton Cowan so far seems to be an incredible pick.

Fraser Minten and Dennis Hildeby have both shown a solid amount of promise so far.

Matthew Knies pick speaks for himself, and you can't really get too up or down with what happens with Ty Voit or Vyacheslav Peksa given where they were drafted.

As for 2020... so far that draft looks to be a real bust. Niemla seemed to be a nice pickup, but hasn't really developed in a streamlined fashion... beyond that, 11 more picks and nothing to really show for it.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Remember when 38 teams passed on Jason Robertson? 65 teams passed on Adam Fox? All because other guys were more talented or had a better chance of making the NHL? Don't sweat it. Most likely there'll be guys like that 31 teams regret not taking instead of Solberg and who they did take

Weren't we a team that passed on Adam Fox? Twice?

 

[francis246]

here is teh dubas draft with wes. I think people can stop jumping off the ledge

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That 2022 draft is looking pretty solid. I like every pick from that draft.Nick Moldenhauer is underrated, another Tverberg type.

 

[Jozay]

Seemed like he was doing a good job. I guess we’ll see for sure in the next 3, 4, 5 years.

I think the Leafs will be okay

 

[Taylor Halls Teeth]

Remember when 38 teams passed on Jason Robertson? 65 teams passed on Adam Fox? All because other guys were more talented or had a better chance of making the NHL? Don't sweat it. Most likely there'll be guys like that 31 teams regret not taking instead of Solberg and who they did take

Passing on one player versus trading down to avoid a whole group is not the same. Thats another Dermott thing if it doesn't work out. Kind of a power move for a scout if he is certain there is real plateau in the talent. Maybe the guy they took will pull it out. Maybe not.

 

[hotpaws]

surprised he didn't follow his bestie last year

anyway no biggie , there's always deserving scouts that can be promoted

 

[Ianturnedbull]

There are 31 other teams who made sound decisions at the draft.

Somehow they did it without Wes Clark.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Maybe Thommie gets the job for now.

He's 76 and I think he's planning to retire soon.

 

[Kiwi]

I don't think Clarke was doing a poor job, the 2022 draft looks pretty good and the Cowan pick looks pretty good

He's not irreplaceable though, we have resources so I expect us to get the best person available

 

[DarkKnight]

Meh.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Everyone getting tf out bc they know what a puss Shamahan is.

How many have left?

 

[LaPlante94]

Just out of curiosity. What is this position really? Every year we hear from Clark or anyone else in his position say that this scout really loved this player and pushed hard for him so we took him. If that's what it's like for all picks then what is the main job of someone in Clarks position? Prepare a draft board with our rankings of players? Get a read on what other teams are gonna do with their picks and if teams will move up or back? I was always curious since I started watching interviews and Clark would say other scouts pushed hard for the players we picked.

 

[Craig Button]

The only thing this shows is that Kyle Dubas doesn't work well with others and can only work with people he already knows.

Professionally Pathetic

Meh.

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