Your mid-day Leafs news and notes:
Zach Hyman:
18 of his 20 points are at ES.
14 of those ES points are either goals or primary assists.Marlies leading rookie scorer.
— Mark R (@MarkUkLeaf) January 5, 2016
Leafs prospect Nikita Soshnikov, shining in a secondary rolehttps://t.co/4tFs63aPRX #Marlies
— Kyle Cicerella (@KyleTheReporter) January 5, 2016
Toronto Marlies Week In Review: January 5 https://t.co/HpXvioaJ8z
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) January 5, 2016
Connor Brown taking part in what appears to be his first Marlies practice since breaking a bone in his ankle in early November
— David Alter (@dalter) January 5, 2016
Kyle Dubas, the Marlies GM, says William Nylander will be evaluated by team doctors once he returns to Toronto in the next day or so.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) January 5, 2016
Dubas said it was the right decision for Nylander to sit remainder of the tournament. Leafs and Sweden, he said, had strong collaboration.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) January 5, 2016
.@Proteautype on the growth of Frederik Gauthier in his first season with the Marlies. #TMLtalk
READ: https://t.co/yNXDSa0Fsk
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 5, 2016
UPDATE: U.S. defeats Sweden 8-3 to capture the bronze medal at #WorldJuniors https://t.co/7PPZ9wAtvT #TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/axybE6ylgi
— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) January 5, 2016
#WorldJuniors 2017 Groups
TORONTO
2.
3. USA
6. CAN
7. SVK
10. LATMONTREAL
1.
4. SWE
5. CZE
8. DEN
9. SUIRUS-FIN loser plays in Toronto
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 5, 2016
Ron Wilson on #WorldJuniors experience: "I learned that I can still coach. Sometimes I had my doubts after my Toronto experience."
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 5, 2016
What's next for Ron Wilson? "Golf. I'm not expecting anything from anyone." But, if NHL called? "I'd entertain that for sure."
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 5, 2016
Ron Wilson says Team USA was built following Brian Burke model from 2010 Olympics; "We weren't going with all star players"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 5, 2016
Ron Wilson: "After my Toronto experience I was getting criticized from all sides, but you learn to trust yourself & that's what I did"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 5, 2016
30 Thoughts — https://t.co/FyPp5qEiV5
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TSN1050Radio/status/684437149538750464
Join us for our free annual outdoor practice on January 11. #TMLtalk
INFO: https://t.co/Wkg3JeszuH pic.twitter.com/G2QDaddO2V
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 5, 2016
Begin your morning with episode 8 of the TMLtalkin' podcast. #TMLtalk
LISTEN: https://t.co/uTmCPONQKP
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) January 5, 2016
Dubas thinks Jeremy Morin, over time, will be a better fit for Leafs than Richard Panik. "We think that there's a lot untapped there."
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) January 5, 2016
Dubas noted that Morin generates a lot of shots. Club believes his potential lies with the Leafs.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) January 5, 2016
The scouting report I got on Morin from some other teams wasn't great… he's going to be a project for Babcock. https://t.co/b6qWZvZbiI
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) January 5, 2016
Kyle Dubas on Mike Babcock: “I think it’s a matter of time before he wins the coach of the year award” https://t.co/wtWxZdNCUI
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) January 5, 2016