Highlander
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Anyone think if we sign Matthews that the Stamkos thing falls apart?
Matthews or BUST
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Assuming we draft first overall is there anything to suggest that Matthews may not want to stay with the Leafs longer term?
Nik the Trik said:
Latest McKeen's rankings have him ranked 1st:
Comparing him to Lemieux in any way is clearly clickbait to me, but Laine's sounding pretty good at 2.
GhostofPotvin29
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So clickbait-y. I don't see even a tenuous Mario comparison but I am only going off highlights.
Potvin29 said:
I love the "maybe he?s not quite at Mario?s level" quote. Oh, geeze, he's not as good as one of the 3 best humans to ever play hockey? Ya think?
GhostofPotvin29
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CarltonTheBear said:
"maybe he?s not quite at Mario?s level?but he?s not that far off."
If that were remotely true wouldn't scouts be talking about him the same way as someone like McDavid? If you're "not that far off" Lemieux that makes me think you're still a 'generational' level talent.
bustaheims
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This definitely has the feel of a "scout who likes player making hyperbolic statements leading up to draft" type article. If Laine was anywhere near Lemieux in talent, we would have been hearing about him as a potential #1 pick last season or earlier. He's the pretty clear #2 right now - which is obviously not a bad thing.
GhostofPotvin29
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This is from Corey Pronman (it's an ESPN Insider post) on Matthews:
Potvin29 said:
Pronman also notes that you can make a reasonable argument for Laine to go 1st overall. No silly comparisons though.
Zee said:
Colorado would be higher on that list for me. I hate seeing incompetent front offices rewarded.
hockeyfan1
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Leafs on Matthews:
He?s a big, talented guy,? Toronto head coach Mike Babcock said of Matthews. ?But all we know for sure is that we have an 80 per cent chance of not being in on that pick. We know we?re going to get a top-four pick, that?s all we know and we?re going to be ecstatic with whoever we get.
"Some young man's going to be fortunate to get to be a Leaf."
Well, I think when you're in our situation, you're excited about every draft," Leafs team president Brendan Shanahan said.
"The odds are stacked against us that we'll pick first, we understand that." Shanahan said the draft would be at the "backbone" of the team's building project.
Mark Hunter, the Leafs director of player personnel, will be steering the draft for Toronto for the second straight summer. Hunter, a long leader and owner of the London Knights, is known for his ability to scout young talent.
"He's like a dog on a bone," Babcock said. "Even when he tells his wife he's coming home for supper, the truck usually veers and goes to a game, which I really appreciate. And in the end those are the guys that make you good. You need players and the more players you have the better chance you have to be a good coach."
"We know one thing now, we'll be one of (the first) four and we'll prepare accordingly and know where all our other picks are," Lamoriello said.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-intrigued-prospect-landing-matthews/
He?s a big, talented guy,? Toronto head coach Mike Babcock said of Matthews. ?But all we know for sure is that we have an 80 per cent chance of not being in on that pick. We know we?re going to get a top-four pick, that?s all we know and we?re going to be ecstatic with whoever we get.
"Some young man's going to be fortunate to get to be a Leaf."
Well, I think when you're in our situation, you're excited about every draft," Leafs team president Brendan Shanahan said.
"The odds are stacked against us that we'll pick first, we understand that." Shanahan said the draft would be at the "backbone" of the team's building project.
Mark Hunter, the Leafs director of player personnel, will be steering the draft for Toronto for the second straight summer. Hunter, a long leader and owner of the London Knights, is known for his ability to scout young talent.
"He's like a dog on a bone," Babcock said. "Even when he tells his wife he's coming home for supper, the truck usually veers and goes to a game, which I really appreciate. And in the end those are the guys that make you good. You need players and the more players you have the better chance you have to be a good coach."
"We know one thing now, we'll be one of (the first) four and we'll prepare accordingly and know where all our other picks are," Lamoriello said.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-intrigued-prospect-landing-matthews/
Zee said:
Fair enough. Probably easier to rank them in groups for me:
Livid: Edmonton
Pretty upset: Montreal, Boston, Colorado, Vancouver
Mildly annoyed: Ottawa, Winnipeg, Buffalo
Don't really care: Columbus, New Jersey, Carolina, Calgary
Kin
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Somewhat upset: Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Boston
Would bug me a little: Winnipeg, Calgary, Buffalo
The group of meh: New Jersey, Columbus, Colorado
Don't want to see it happen because I think the franchise is close to death and think it would be fun to see the Nordiques back: Carolina
Don't want to see it only because I don't want idiots yelling about conspiracies: Arizona
Kind of secretly want to see it because I think it would be hilarious: Edmonton
Would bug me a little: Winnipeg, Calgary, Buffalo
The group of meh: New Jersey, Columbus, Colorado
Don't want to see it happen because I think the franchise is close to death and think it would be fun to see the Nordiques back: Carolina
Don't want to see it only because I don't want idiots yelling about conspiracies: Arizona
Kind of secretly want to see it because I think it would be hilarious: Edmonton