Timothy Liljegren Highlights

[herman]

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/audio/shilton-all-signs-pointing-to-timothy-liljegren-staying-in-toronto-1.848774

Shilton believes Liljegren is likely to stay in Toronto this season, with slightly more information tomorrow when Sheldon Keefe shows up.

Right now, the players are taking part in optional sessions as the CBA limits the number of official practices teams can run. As one of the Leafs blogs pointed out (I can't remember which one, sorry), teams have been hiring former players to run some unofficial practices to get people primed for Rookie Tournaments and Training Camps.

Hey Herman. Do you know when the first televised game (of any sort) is scheduled ?

Tournament schedule:
Friday, Sept. 8: Montreal vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9: Ottawa vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10: Toronto vs. Ottawa, 4 p.m.

No idea what the television or radio scheme is going to be if any, but it's held at Ricoh so if you're in the neighbourhood, I'd recommend taking in the game there.

 

[Redleaf]

Thanks Herman. It's a primer to an exciting season ahead!

 

[Bonsixx]

Man, I can't even read that name without thinking of this:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi2oyv

If you ever get a chance there's a very good baseball book called Men at Work by George Will which is basically a very deep dive on how three players and one manager study the game. It's divided into Hitting(Tony Gwynn), Fielding(Cal Ripken) and Pitching(Orel Hershiser) and then Managing(Sparky Anderson).

 

[herman]

Paging RedLeaf:

https://twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240
www.twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240

I wonder if HNIC is taking the Saturday. Either way, there's a good shot reddit will have us covered in some capacity.

Edit:

 

[leafsjunkie]

Paging RedLeaf:

https://twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240
www.twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240

I wonder if HNIC is taking the Saturday. Either way, there's a good shot reddit will have us covered in some capacity.

Edit:

Saturday's game is Ottawa vs Montreal, no? So I don't think they'll televise it?

 

[herman]

LeafsTV won't do the Saturday of course. But NHL.com doing all three for free seems like a sweet deal.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/Teaguer21/status/905887387275939844
www.twitter.com/Teaguer21/status/905887387275939844

What's up, portrait video? I've missed you.

 

[Redleaf]

Paging RedLeaf:

https://twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240
www.twitter.com/Leafs_TV/status/905487678736650240

I wonder if HNIC is taking the Saturday. Either way, there's a good shot reddit will have us covered in some capacity.

Edit:

Thanks for the update Herman. I'll be watching!

 

[herman]

Unfortunately I'm going to miss the first one tonight, and maybe even the Sunday one, but I look forward to reading up on it in the game thread (?) with y'all hugging with joy because Dermott - Liljegren is tearing up the NZ (they'll probably be separated with stay-at-homers).

 

[Bullfrog]

Nice sword-sheath at the end there.

 

[herman]

So Timoth didn't have a great game but it's not all that surprising given the lineup.
Game recap gifs: https://theleafsnation.com/2017/09/08/rookie-tournament-postgame-leafs-prospects-fall-to-the-canadiens/
Some perspective: http://faceoffcircle.ca/2017/09/09/first-impressions-timothy-liljegren/

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/davidnestico200/status/917129100371820545

He wears #7 now, and celebrates like Nylander.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

He wears #7 now, and celebrates like Nylander.

Sweet, I can finally gets a Leafs jersey with my number.

 

[herman]

He wears #7 now, and celebrates like Nylander.

Sweet, I can finally gets a Leafs jersey with my number.

He won?t be able to wear that number with the big club due to its retirement.

The Marlies just wanted their defence on single digits.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

He wears #7 now, and celebrates like Nylander.

Sweet, I can finally gets a Leafs jersey with my number.

He won?t be able to wear that number with the big club due to its retirement.

The Marlies just wanted their defence on single digits.

Ah doh, I forgot about those being retired.

 

[AlmosGirl]

Was at the game on Saturday. Liljegren and Dermott both looked really good.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/jeffveillette/status/919006265501773825

Marincin with the primary assist!

 

[mr grieves]

According to Pronman, as an 18yo AHL defenseman, Liljegren is in pretty exclusive company, and he's looking about as good (so far) as others on that short list.

Gardiner's contract is up after next season.

Wonder what Liljegren will be as a 20yo...

 

[rdowdall]

According to Pronman, as an 18yo AHL defenseman, Liljegren is in pretty exclusive company, and he's looking about as good (so far) as others on that short list.

Gardiner's contract is up after next season.

Wonder what Liljegren will be as a 20yo...

Who is the company?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Who is the company?

This is U19 defencemen in the AHL: link

Since the AHL has rules against teenagers playing, it's not exactly a lot of comparables. Vyacheslav Voynov, Oliver Kylington, and Hampus Lindholm are really the only other 18-year old defencemen to play full seasons in the AHL. Rielly's name is also there as he joined the Marlies after his WHL season was over in his D+1 year and only recorded 3 points in 14 games.