May have to have shorts made up as well
- walshyleafsfan

I Suggest a helmet.

Have to be front and back..... That's a lot of rules to cover.
- burn

and there will be at least another 4-5 gems prior to the draft....


but on a serious note... if I had such a t-shirt - I'd go to the draft (which I believe is in the windowless city) wearing it...

Pronman also have 6 or 7 Leafs prospects in the top 60 or so, so that's not bad.

Think Marner and Nylander are top 3 or 4
- walshyleafsfan

NYlander was#1 in Jan. Can't see rest of the list, but I remember seeing it somewhere and I think marner was 3rd?

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...-50-drafted-prospects-nhl

You should not take the comments so personally. Every year the team that wins the lottery sees a lot of traffic from other teams debating the nuances of the draft. It is one of the best discussion times for hockey. Leaf fans need to relax and enjoy the lime light. You have the #1 and everyone else wishes they had it. On the other hand, as a general observation, some scouts are reluctant to take the oldest player in the draft as they believe age distorts the development curve for the other players available. In the last week you hear about more scouts dropping Matthews to support Laine. This was entirely predictable and just part of the normal build up to draft day. People should not get psyched out by the discussion. It is all pretty normal for this time of the year. Enjoy having the focus being on your #1 pick.
- spatso

Dude...Ovechkin AND Tavares were the "oldest" players in their draft.

Dude...Ovechkin AND Tavares were the "oldest" players in their draft.
- AdamFrench

And someone made the sensible point the other day that the oldest player is going to be older than a whole bunch of other guys by 1 month, 2 months, and so on.

And someone made the sensible point the other day that the oldest player is going to be older than a whole bunch of other guys by 1 month, 2 months, and so on.
- Zezel

JVR and Turris were younger than Kane...should have picked them. Kane's age distorted his development curve.

Though Turris is as good as Toews if not better so...

Dude...Ovechkin AND Tavares were the "oldest" players in their draft.
- AdamFrench

oh

Dude...Ovechkin AND Tavares were the "oldest" players in their draft.
- AdamFrench

Spatso is spot on.





Cecci led all dmen in scoring... 4th overall, not even team leader.

Dude...Ovechkin AND Tavares were the "oldest" players in their draft.
- AdamFrench

Some were reluctant though.

Some were reluctant though.
- walshyleafsfan

JVR and Turris were younger than Kane...should have picked them. Kane's age distorted his development curve.

Though Turris is as good as Toews if not better so...
- AdamFrench

Yep, and when Matthews is over 200 pounds ripped as an 18 year old and can shrug off other players in a men's league...I'm not concerned.

He's probably having one of those moments where reality sets in. I ditched the Leafs for who?! What was I thinking? The Leafs are in the right direction and I'm reliving the Ballard years only this time it's in Ottawa.
- systemtool

this is EXACTLY the unintended outcome of the whole draft related commentary and the related Leaf bashing.

all the other Canadian fanbases should be looking in the mirror - their teams are no better, they have been over-rating their players as the Leafs did leading up to those stupid Kessel and Phaneuf contracts.

every critique or issue they are trying to raise to rip into the Leafs or the Leaf fans applies to their situations.

they only ones who are somewhat more silent and reasonably so are the 'Peg fans - whose team actually has some upside.

all the rest heading off a cliff or floundering getting ready to fall of the cliff....

so keeping rippin' on the Leafs folks - just be sure to take a glance in the mirror once in a while


here you go
1) Canucks... not really necessary to say anything here.. situation (edge of cliff - in denial)
2) Habs... just a goalie away from being a contender (or not)
3) 'Peg... trending up ... but they just let their captain go at the trade deadline - although they have possibly the best NHL ready set of prospects
4) Edm - no point rehashing this... lots of highly paid young players and McDavid - other than that about 12 rosters spots to be filled or re-filled
5) Cal - was 2014/2015 real? or was 2015/2016? how big are the contracts for Monahan and Gaudreau?
6) hit bottom and loving it. cleansed the CAP issues, moved Kessel, Phaneuf and Clarkson contracts retaining only a total of 1.2M (which is astonishing), a prospect pool which now has some high end prospects

and the most important point "leafs are the envy of all the Canadian fan bases and they know it.

Spatso's getting gangbanged by a bunch of Leaf fans, he's living the dream.

And someone made the sensible point the other day that the oldest player is going to be older than a whole bunch of other guys by 1 month, 2 months, and so on.
- Zezel

this kind of quality in-depth observation should be added to the "rules"

NYlander was#1 in Jan. Can't see rest of the list, but I remember seeing it somewhere and I think marner was 3rd?

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...-50-drafted-prospects-nhl
- burn

this HAS to be a mistake - ESPN must not have realized he was Leaf property.

retroactively they'll say they were talking about his brother.

Spatso's getting gangbanged by a bunch of Leaf fans, he's living the dream.
- Zezel

in which case we should stop ... if he ends up pregnant - and there's another one around I'll blame us

Spatso's getting gangbanged by a bunch of Leaf fans, he's living the dream.
- Zezel

- RickJames77

You can have him first...

Also. If you guys want to see a fun movie in the theaters. Watch The Nice Guys. It was a groin grabbingly good time.

JVR and Turris were younger than Kane...should have picked them. Kane's age distorted his development curve.

Though Turris is as good as Toews if not better so...
- AdamFrench

Spatso's getting gangbanged by a bunch of Leaf fans, he's living the dream.
- Zezel

Also. If you guys want to see a fun movie in the theaters. Watch The Nice Guys. It was a groin grabbingly good time.
- AdamFrench

Definitely want to see that.

I remember last year Spatso balked at the idea of trading 18th overall pick and Lazar for 3rd overall.

I remember last year Spatso balked at the ideadline of trading 18th overall pick and Lazar for 3rd overall.
- systemtool

Guys...If I get banned today, believe me it was worth it