You betting again this year?
- Garnie

sure I like to make bets

You figure he is a bust do you.
- bixll

nah, just a rookie with a lot to learn

You betting again this year?
- Garnie

Hey buddy. How did it go ?

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- DDM-Coga

Vesey.

how could it be anyone else.

nah, just a rookie with a lot to learn
- Symba007

Looks like he will be a great player some day.

Vesey.

how could it be anyone else.
- BorjeFan4Ever

is it possible to win the calder and hart? I cant wait to find out

TBH I think that he'll be one of the main challengers for it. I think that Matt Murray is also still eligible, so throw his name (potentially) into the mix also

- lumlums

Depends on who he plays with. Could be on the Viking Line with Landy and Sodeberg, being the big body cycle shutdown line, or just give him the keys to the kingdom and rid shotgun with MacK.

All that matters is the OctoCup anyway!
- Symba007

Looks like he will be a great player some day.
- bixll

Oh he will and sooner than later, this is a transition year for him where he will show amazing things some days and struggle others, it's normal. He will have to learn to handle the 82 games schedule, constant travel, tons of pressure, top league in the world, much more physical than he is used to.

Depends on who he plays with. Could be on the Viking Line with Landy and Sodeberg, being the big body cycle shutdown line, or just give him the keys to the kingdom and rid shotgun with MacK.
- DDM-Coga

Freakorenko will win the Calderenko with Zadorenko as Runneruperenko

Freakorenko will win the Calderenko with Zadorenko as Runneruperenko
- AdamFrench

Freakorenko will win the Calderenko with Zadorenko as Runneruperenko
- AdamFrench

Oh he will and sooner than later, this is a transition year for him where he will show amazing things some days and struggle others, it's normal. He will have to learn to handle the 82 games schedule, constant travel, tons of pressure, top league in the world, much more physical than he is used to.
- Symba007

I am predicting 54 points for Matthews.

Teams with multiple top rookies rarely win the Calder trophy eg. Tampa with Johnson and Kucherov, since voting gets split between their candidates. Winning the Calder is not that important vs having multiple really solid developing players. Good problem to have and yes, very rare for the Leafs.

I unfortunately expect Marner will be returned to London. Bonus dollars are likely to get in the way of having so many ELCs on the roster. Rules for Bonus dollars are pretty rigid in the CBA and overages are not covered by LTIR savings.

The discussion of other options for young talented juniors comes up every year with different teams eg. again Tampa and Drouin. I doubt things are going to change since the CHL teams are running businesses that would need to compensated in some way. Big teams like the Leafs would likely be willing to pay but too many others wouldn't.

Markham Magician Mitch Marner? Have you been reading the Garth posts again?

Good article, Lucas

TBH I think that he'll be one of the main challengers for it. I think that Matt Murray is also still eligible, so throw his name (potentially) into the mix also


EDIT: I would say Vatrano, but he's not eligible anymore and *somehow* didn't get nominated last year!
- lumlums

Bruinsiak guaranteed it though

nah, just a rookie with a lot to learn
- Symba007

TML prospect = Bust Symba.

Maybe if you got your head out of your ass there wouldn't be so much poop on it

TML prospect = Bust Symba.

Maybe if you got your head out of your ass there wouldn't be so much poop on it
- RickJames77

I am predicting 54 points for Matthews.
- bixll

very close to mine: 57

TML prospect = Bust Symba.

Maybe if you got your head out of your ass there wouldn't be so much poop on it
- RickJames77

very close to mine: 57
- Lucas.Neilson

I figure somewhere in that area. He is going to surprise a lot of people.

Teams with multiple top rookies rarely win the Calder trophy eg. Tampa with Johnson and Kucherov, since voting gets split between their candidates. Winning the Calder is not that important vs having multiple really solid developing players. Good problem to have and yes, very rare for the Leafs.

I unfortunately expect Marner will be returned to London. Bonus dollars are likely to get in the way of having so many ELCs on the roster. Rules for Bonus dollars are pretty rigid in the CBA and overages are not covered by LTIR savings.

The discussion of other options for young talented juniors comes up every year with different teams eg. again Tampa and Drouin. I doubt things are going to change since the CHL teams are running businesses that would need to compensated in some way. Big teams like the Leafs would likely be willing to pay but too many others wouldn't.

Markham Magician Mitch Marner? Have you been reading the Garth posts again?

Good article, Lucas
- Leafsandbolts

You can exceed the cap in potential performance bonuses by $5.475M.

performance bonuses:
Zaitsev – 850k
Mathews – 2.85M
Nylander – 850k
Marner – 850k
Total $5.4M

Teams with multiple top rookies rarely win the Calder trophy eg. Tampa with Johnson and Kucherov, since voting gets split between their candidates. Winning the Calder is not that important vs having multiple really solid developing players. Good problem to have and yes, very rare for the Leafs.

I unfortunately expect Marner will be returned to London. Bonus dollars are likely to get in the way of having so many ELCs on the roster. Rules for Bonus dollars are pretty rigid in the CBA and overages are not covered by LTIR savings.

The discussion of other options for young talented juniors comes up every year with different teams eg. again Tampa and Drouin. I doubt things are going to change since the CHL teams are running businesses that would need to compensated in some way. Big teams like the Leafs would likely be willing to pay but too many others wouldn't.

Markham Magician Mitch Marner? Have you been reading the Garth posts again?

Good article, Lucas
- Leafsandbolts

I agree with 3 options it won't be as easy to put one person into that successful position on say line 1 or PP1.

Markham Magician Mitch Marner...I once had that as a title of my blog if I'm not mistaken

I figure somewhere in that area. He is going to surprise a lot of people.
- bixll

I think that would only surprise the haters. That's on par with similar talents like Hall, Tavares, Stamkos, Eichel and MacKinnon...even your boy Jackingoffapov was on pace for 55+

I figure somewhere in that area. He is going to surprise a lot of people.
- bixll

yeah I think his totals will depending entirely on how long it takes Babs to move him into positions to succeed. IE powerplay or a production type line.

1st overall picks since 2000 (forwards)

Ilya Kovalchuk 51 (65 games) 64/82
Rick Nash 39
Alex Ovechkin 106
Sidney Crosby 102
Patrick Kane 72
Steven Stamkos 46
John Tavares 54
Taylor Hall 42
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 52
Nail Yakupov 31 (48 games) 52/82
Nathan MacKinnon 63
Connor McDavid 48 (45 games) 87/82


I will go with 47 for Matthews