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Headman was a rock on D last night. Sabres D may get there soon.

JJ was clutch tonight. Quinn needs to take it up a notch next game.

I will sleep well tonight, knowing Leafs nation is sobbing uncontrollably.

I thought I heard them say that was Oshie’s goal song.

My eye test says that Hughes is more of a riverboat gambler and currently gets more points than Dahlin. However, he is kind of wimpy defensively. He reminds me of Housley. The physicality that Dahlin has added (hits, boxing out, shielding the puck and not taking any s**t) is a huge element of a Dman’s game that I want to see. Hughes may win a Norris in the near future by out scoring Makar, Fox, Josi and Hedman but I’ll take Dahlin’s game since the all star game, every day.

Great hand eye coordination by Mantha and Oshie.

This was Bob’s teaser list. He polled 8 scouts instead of his usual 10. He should be putting his full list out soon.

Me either, I thought Wild in 6 or 7. The cap will affect their ability to add anything next year. Maybe it is their turn to have half a team on LTIR. LAK tie it up in the 3rd, this is a series I thought was a gimme for the Oilers. Playoffs…

Mintyukov, Korchinski and maybe Casey could get into the 7-14 slots. There could be a surprise forward available at 16. I wouldn’t be opposed to Lambert if he is still there. A key factor would be his interview because he has all of the skills. If drafted I would bring him over to North America and play CHL to get him some confidence by dominating his peers. Maybe he has enough skill to play in the AHL.

I hear you, I was a contact hitter, singles and doubles, place the ball in the gaps. I had some power but hated the walk to the dugout after striking out.

That was an exciting game. I am super stoked for Tampa to beat the Leafs for another first round loss. Tampa looks a lot shakier than in previous years to me. Guys like Hedman and Sergachev are making a lot of errors leading to turnovers and odd man rushes. Vasilevskiy looks human too. Game 7, the Leafs facing another elimination after a series lead. Drama.

My wife bugs me because she says I park as far as possible. I don’t mind the walk. I drive a full size truck, so it is easier to avoid tight spaces. I don’t get dinged out there. I usually drop her off at the door.

Bob is playing well tonight. Florida has him for 4 more years at $10M per season. Spencer Knight probably would like a starter’s job at some point and could take over in that time span. It will be tough to move Bob’s contract. Florida has 4 RHD in their top 6, Ekblad, Weegar, Montour and Gudas.

Good point on Nightengale, you want honest evaluation from people that know him well. Nazar has dropped lately, I wonder if this stuff has leaked.

150 lbs is pretty scrawny for a guy turning 20. I would think his Elite Prospects data has not been updated in a while. The N.Am. adjustment may be easier if you get him over ASAP.

Get him over ASAP, before things change. There is one piece for the pipeline folks.

My youngest is invited to an OHL development camp this weekend, should be fun.

Leafs have had a lot of time off, first round exits forever.

It was his third year playing Liiga and he should have improved over last year but his numbers were not as good. It sounds like his line mates and he did not mesh well or they were a step behind so there was not much support. There was some controversy about the team and he switched teams mid season but that did not improve his numbers. His only good showing was 2 games at the World Juniors vs his peers. He has all kinds of talent and blazing speed. I would put some weight on his interview, to try and get to the bottom of why he seemed to regress from being right up there with Wright to dropping into the teens on many lists.

mynhldraft Kemell and Gauthier Elite Prospects consolidated Lambert and Mintyukov Tankathon. Nazar and Howard

I would take that.

Teams need to be sold on a guy to give up a 2023 first round pick.

An analytics darling.

I hate to say it but the Leafs are actually hungry, they want it more. Tampa’s gotta dig deep next game, find the will to win.

McGroarty sounds like a much better hockey name than Geekie. Personally, I have limited viewings of the non OHL guys, except for World Juniors, U18 and Olympics. CHL top prospects game was one game so that is a small sample. Even the OHL modified their schedule this year so the East and West have not played each other at all. I have only seen Eastern Conference teams. I don’t consider myself an expert by any means but I read quite a bit about draft prospects and watch a few videos on favourites. My go to is Elite Prospects consolidated list, where they have about a dozen reputable mock drafts and use a player’s average ranking. I don’t know how to use fancy stats but I will take a guy’s word that so and so has better possession numbers than another guy. Long winded way of saying that my guess has a tiny fraction of the experts’ knowledge, and they guess wrong quite a bit.