Bender said:
Oh yeah? I really only watched him closely in the first game and he looked good, but that was mostly on the powerplay. Wouldn't be surprised if they use him as a 4th line PP specialist type then.
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Oh yeah? I really only watched him closely in the first game and he looked good, but that was mostly on the powerplay. Wouldn't be surprised if they use him as a 4th line PP specialist type then.
bustaheims
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Bender said:
So, since Mark Fraser played a regular shift in the league?
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caveman said:
It would have to be someone they see long-term potential with.
Britishbulldog
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CarltonTheBear said:
Where's Grabner? I haven't been able to check anything out regarding the Leafs the last couple of months.
herman
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Britishbulldog said:
Grabner, Parenteau, Boyes have been shuffled up and down the line up during the preseason to assess their fit.
Grabner has been used as one of the primaries on PK; but has been otherwise unremarkable. Parenteau seems to be effective only on the PP (for 1 game, at that). Boyes has been, in my opinion, the best of the newer forward acquisitions. Matthias is pretty decent too.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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Babcock again refusing to dismiss the kids yesterday, actually contradicted a reporter than said they are going to the Marlies, "I don't know about that, I like em"
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herman said:
Yup, it likely doesn't change the fact that all of them will start at the Ricoh for the most part. He's probably just trying to light a fire under some of the vets I'd guess.
He only played in 2 games, both early in training camp. Like Nik says, nobody should have really expected him to dominate or anything like that. I only watched his debut, and while there were some flashes here and there it was rather forgettable.
I'm hoping to watch some Knights games this season, will be really interesting to see if he can match or even top his scoring rate from last season.
I'm hoping to watch some Knights games this season, will be really interesting to see if he can match or even top his scoring rate from last season.
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I mean, I'd throw out that I don't have a single memory of anything in particular that William Nylander did in last year's camp before looking gangbusters in this one. I understand the implication that we should be more impressed with a #4 than a #8 pick but, again, the last time the Leafs picked as high as #4 I was six years old and they didn't broadcast the pre-season.
bustaheims
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It's also important to remember that Marner is still very much a kid. This was his first taste of being on the ice as part of an NHL team. He almost certainly had a lot of emotional stuff going on that could have impacted his performance. Not everyone feel comfortable from day 1. I'll be more concerned if he has a bad year in London or looks bad in future pre-seasons. This year's doesn't tell me much - especially considering he knew coming in that the odds of him not being sent back to junior were basically zero.
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Frank E said:
I wasn't disappointed per se, but it reinforced for me that Nylander is still our #1 prospect. I thought Nylander looked infinitely better last year than Marner did this.
It's early and everything others have said applies, I'm not down on Mitch at all, looking forward to seeing him tear it up this time next year.