Leafs Young Guns Draft

by on September 14, 2010 in Leafs Prospects, Opinion - 380 Comments

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Join us in the comments as Alex Tran and I go head-to-head carving up the Leafs youth.

(Note**) – for the record I will be making the picks for each of us as Alex is boozing busting loose at some bar. I asked him if he was drunk, he said no, but his picks will tell show us the truth.

In the spirit of ranking the organization’s top young talent (prospects + established NHLers), Gus and I will be facing off tonight at approximately 10pm EST in a 1 on 1 drafting session of Maple Leaf players who are 24 years of age or younger (1986 birthdays and on).

Gus IS the Pro Scouting Coordinator for Mckeen’s Hockey, so I will have my work cut out for me, but I’m looking forward to the challenge. We will be selecting 6 forwards, 4 defensemen, and 1 goaltender each for a total of 22 young players with approximately 1 minute pauses between each pick. Contract status and/or cap hit will not be taken into account as this is purely an evaluation of performance and potential.

The draft will take place live in the comments section for all readers to follow, so be sure to come out and provide your two cents as it happens. Following the draft, the MLHS community will have the opportunity to vote to decide which crop of young players they would most like to move forward with.

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  • kingkessel

    After Aulie, I think Brad Ross will be taken.

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  • http://www.mapleleafshotstove.com Schenn

    My strategy would be to leave picking a goalie to the last pick, since you’re guaranteed to get one of Reimer, Scrivens or Rynnas.

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  • Cameron

    @ gunner_36:
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    My bad. I was actually thinking Tim Kennedy at first. Tyler Kennedy is a solid player. Still, I’d take a lot of the others on that list before him. He was a solid +10 last year though, and to my knowledge, he doesn’t get a lot of ice-time with the star players, so his offense is pretty solid too, all things considered.

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  • http://www.mapleleafshotstove.com Schenn

    veloso24 wrote:

    sportsnet carrying the first game and tsn will show the 2nd game

    Thank God, they should even be in HD.
    It’s also a good thing for all you smart people out there that don’t subscribe to Leafs TV!

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