Questions for Dave Morrison

What do you think of John Moore. He is a fantastic skater and could end up being one of the best D-men in the draft. I would love to get another first rounder and grab him between the 11-13 spot.

Seeing as how Burke has such a defined idea of a hockey player he wants to build his team around, does your team of scouts go into the draft with a slightly different list of who the best player available is?

In other words, does a prospect that fits Burke’s mould of a good hockey player trump a player that is more widely considered a better prospect throughout the league and major scouting agencies?

Any news on Chris Didomenico I heard he has already starting rehabing?

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@ Corey
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Even if he does have a good idea at who is the biggest sleeper pick, why would he say? So someone else can grab that prospect before the Leafs?
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With questions, you have to ask something that is not too specific that it will hurt the leafs so that he will actually answer it.

As the Director of Amateur Scouting, what is your interaction with the GM, Asst. GM, and/or coach in regards to players/prospects scouting reports?
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We are under the impression that the final say is Mr. Burke’s. Assuming that this is fact, how are potential draftee’s cases argued to Mr. Burke so that he makes the best choices – if its you, how do you get sold on a guy?

1 – Do you anticipate many transactions on draft day from the Leafs?
2 – I hear this draft from 20th to 40th is extremely hard to separate players, with the Leafs losing their 2nd draft pick, might we expect to see Burke attempt to acquire some additional top 40 picks?
3 – How does a team decide which scout’s opinion is more valuable than the other scouts when it comes to deciding drafting orders?
4 – Does the GM have much of an input in the drafting selection?
5 – How do you feel about the lottery system?
6 – Is it worth drafting a goalie with a high pick? (since they rarely turn out well)
7 – With staff members moving to other clubs prior to the draft (like Nieuwendyk), what really prevents these guys from stealing their previous clubs drafting plans?
8 – Is the risk of taking a slipping Russian worth it?
9 – Often gems are taken in the last rounds, are these type of players actually rated highly but taken late because of the likelihood other teams are not aware of them?
10 – I’m surprised teams don’t splurg on players that didn’t get selected in the draft once it is over. Often players develop well after the draft and you hear teams mention how they nearly selected them but went with a different player.

Without disclosing any secret plan to draft an unknown a la Montreal drafting Petr Svoboda. Is there anyone in the Canadian University system that has the raw skill for a team to draft in the late rounds. I played in the CIS some years ago and there were more players drafted from my high school team than all of CIS.

@looshV

Both of those picks you are referring to are outside the top 40, I believe they are 50-60 range.

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Where in the standings do you think the Jays will finish this year?