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Ranking Prospects 2024-25

Man, it's sad to imagine what this team might have accomplished with a fully healthy Muzzin. Not even just in 22/23 when he finally hung up the skates, but in multiple playoff runs before that when he was either playing hurt or completely out with an injury.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Man, it's sad to imagine what this team might have accomplished with a fully healthy Muzzin. Not even just in 22/23 when he finally hung up the skates, but in multiple playoff runs before that when he was either playing hurt or completely out with an injury.
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Butterfly effect and all, but they probably win that Columbus play-in series with a healthy Muzzin.  They won that game where he was injured 3-0, and had a 3-0 lead in Game #3 before blowing it - do they blow it if Muzzin is in the lineup?
 
louisstamos said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Man, it's sad to imagine what this team might have accomplished with a fully healthy Muzzin. Not even just in 22/23 when he finally hung up the skates, but in multiple playoff runs before that when he was either playing hurt or completely out with an injury.
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Butterfly effect and all, but they probably win that Columbus play-in series with a healthy Muzzin.  They won that game where he was injured 3-0, and had a 3-0 lead in Game #3 before blowing it - do they blow it if Muzzin is in the lineup?
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They lost game 7 to Montreal without Muzzin too.
 
By the by, Ben Danford feels like a RH Muzzin, he says after watching one two highlights videos.
https://twitter.com/BrockOtten/status/1803173318062641546

https://x.com/mitchlbrown/status/1806899239135678597
 
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1809241066706444599

I don't think they're scrimmaging today, but if they were, Team White was set up to get smoked.
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1809241066706444599

I don't think they're scrimmaging today, but if they were, Team White was set up to get smoked.
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If I recall accurately, first game is Sunday.
Cowan (or Danford) mentioned it in their media scrum after discussing whether they were chirping each other as playoff rivals (they've paused that)
 
herman said:
Brandon Lisowsky, whose rights expired June 1 and did not get re-drafted this weekend, is back for dev camp.

Edit: aged out of the draft now and eligible to be signed as a UFA
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https://x.com/kyle_cush/status/1809265615221207372
 
herman said:
herman said:
Brandon Lisowsky, whose rights expired June 1 and did not get re-drafted this weekend, is back for dev camp.

Edit: aged out of the draft now and eligible to be signed as a UFA
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https://twitter.com/kyle_cush/status/1809265615221207372
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Wickenheiser said they really like his shot. He was very disappointed he didn't get an NHL deal.
They want to work on other parts of his game. I can't imagine him not being offered an AHL deal. Bellows went that route last year and Nashville signed him. He doesn't have Bellows pedigree and I'm sure the Leafs would have preferred to not develop NHLers for other clubs. Its a tougher road but at least he can see a path others have taken that worked out.

Their facilities and staff to help develop players has been attracting some players to sign or come to the development camp.
 
cw said:
herman said:
herman said:
Brandon Lisowsky, whose rights expired June 1 and did not get re-drafted this weekend, is back for dev camp.

Edit: aged out of the draft now and eligible to be signed as a UFA
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https://twitter.com/kyle_cush/status/1809265615221207372
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Wickenheiser said they really like his shot. He was very disappointed he didn't get an NHL deal.
They want to work on other parts of his game. I can't imagine him not being offered an AHL deal. Bellows went that route last year and Nashville signed him. He doesn't have Bellows pedigree and I'm sure the Leafs would have preferred to not develop NHLers for other clubs. Its a tougher road but at least he can see a path others have taken that worked out.

Their facilities and staff to help develop players has been attracting some players to sign or come to the development camp.
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And he likely gets to keep playing with Minten on the Marlies. Unless he turns into a fire hydrant, 5'9" might hold him back from bottom-6 opportunities in the NHL, while a lot on offense needs to click in order to even sniff a top-6 job. He also occupies a relatively full ecological niche on the Marlies but his aforementioned shooting does help him standout amongst the Ty Voits and Roni Hirvonens.

https://x.com/brigstew86/status/1770652878631247940
 
Highlander said:
Not much news from D camp, would like more info.
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https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1809273351371698497
They're mostly doing drills and off-ice work.

Nutrition and tomfoolery as well:
https://twitter.com/LeafsPapi_/status/1809252710782275917
https://twitter.com/puckdrop/status/1809235082445549882
* this is a reference to
https://twitter.com/archivekend/status/1707402646884176286

Also referenced again here:
https://twitter.com/zzzadina/status/1808645337478750390
(San Jose 2024 draft pick Sam Dickinson)
 
Thanks Herman, keep em coming. Are they only doing one intra-squad game, is camp over on Monday?
Greybyonkin must of really injured himself in the KHL playoffs and it seems he played through the injury.  Not smart but I like the balls.
 
https://x.com/sunhornby/status/1809302541106311407
Edge work drills, to get players comfortable with using their outside as well as the inside edges.
 
herman said:
cw said:
herman said:
herman said:
Brandon Lisowsky, whose rights expired June 1 and did not get re-drafted this weekend, is back for dev camp.

Edit: aged out of the draft now and eligible to be signed as a UFA
Click to expand...

https://twitter.com/kyle_cush/status/1809265615221207372
Click to expand...

Wickenheiser said they really like his shot. He was very disappointed he didn't get an NHL deal.
They want to work on other parts of his game. I can't imagine him not being offered an AHL deal. Bellows went that route last year and Nashville signed him. He doesn't have Bellows pedigree and I'm sure the Leafs would have preferred to not develop NHLers for other clubs. Its a tougher road but at least he can see a path others have taken that worked out.

Their facilities and staff to help develop players has been attracting some players to sign or come to the development camp.
Click to expand...


And he likely gets to keep playing with Minten on the Marlies. Unless he turns into a fire hydrant, 5'9" might hold him back from bottom-6 opportunities in the NHL, while a lot on offense needs to click in order to even sniff a top-6 job. He also occupies a relatively full ecological niche on the Marlies but his aforementioned shooting does help him standout amongst the Ty Voits and Roni Hirvonens.

https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1770652878631247940
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5'9" might hold him back from bottom-6 opportunities in the NHL, while a lot on offense needs to click in order to even sniff a top-6 job.
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That is a big part of it, I'm sure. 5'9" puck battle with a 6'2" forward that has longer reach and 30lbs of muscle on him - that's a real disadvantage.

Also, the GM that drafted him seemed to place more importance on skill and less importance on size isn't here anymore. His replacement seems to have a different vision about size in the NHL - seems to place a higher premium on it.

4.3% of the league is 5'9" or less among players who played 20 NHL games or more.
6% of the forwards are 5'9" or less among forwards who played 20 NHL games or more.
He is in tough to make it.

But he could help the Marlies as a top 6 shooter and if it doesn't work out, play in Europe.
 
If the offense is there, size is less of an issue at forward (especially if there is also speed). But yeah, it will be hard.
 
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