Cliff Fletcher Isn’t A Screw Up
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 8 Comments »Apparently Damien Cox wasn't alone in his assertions that the Leafs botched things on Draft day. Apparently a lot of people think the Leafs butchered things by dealing the 68th pick and a 2nd rounder next year to move ...
Damien Cox Thinks Leafs Drafted Dumb
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 13 Comments »Apparently the Leafs chose Size over Skill at this years draft. Apparently the player considered the best shut down defender available in the draft who plays physically imposing, dominating hockey, was a BAD pick, because well... he's not Scott Niedermayer. ...
What To Expect Down The Line
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Prospects | No Comments »The 2008 Draft has come and gone, and the Leafs did well as far as most analysts are concerned. Little can actually be told at this stage beyond the "potential" for all the picks. What the Leafs ...
Leafs Go With Size In 2008
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 8 Comments »If you had to pick one word to describe the Leafs direction of the future, I'd go with size. Every one of the 8 players selected in the 2008 draft was over 6 feet in height, and all ...
Leafs Trade Up To Take Schenn
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 5 Comments »Trader Cliff made his move. He traded the Leafs 7th pick overall, and either their 60th pick and a 3rd rounder next year, or their 68th pick and a 2nd rounder next year, so he could move up to ...
What Can The Leafs Deal That Vancouver Will Consider?
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 13 Comments »Ok, I'm throwing this out there as an idea, and I don't really know how likely or popular it would be with Leafs management, but here goes. Yesterday the GM of the Vancouver Canucks publicly stated he would deal ...
Leafs Sure Could Use Dmitri Vorobiev
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 12 Comments »Dmitri Vorobiev was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round, 157th overall, at the 2004 entry draft. He has come up through the Lada Togliatti ranks over the past 7 years, and eventually had his breakout ...
Should The Leafs Trade Their 7th Pick Overall?
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 11 Comments »The only reason the Leafs should trade the 7th overall pick, is if they can somehow get MORE first round picks in exchange, or trade up and still ditch an aging salary in the process. Basically of all the building models ...
Toronto’s Myopic Media
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 4 Comments »Ok, we all know how Damien Cox, Steve Simmons, and Howard Berger harp on the same issues day in and day out. Bill Watters hasn't grown tired yet of talking about how unless things change at the top, things ...
Meet The Newest Young Leaf - Tim “Buster” Stapleton
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Prospects | 10 Comments »Tim Stapleton isn't an imposing figure. Standing 5'9" and only 160 lbs, from a size perspective he's actually 1 inch shorter, and 20 lbs lighter than Kyle Wellwood, and the same height and 20 lbs lighter than Marty St. ...
