25 Nov 2020 01:59:54
Tor: Engvall Korshkov
Ott: Bernard docker

Ottawa has an embarrassment of d prospects leafs need to gain a good rhd prospect Engvall and Korshkov are two player who are nhl ready

1.) 25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 14:08:35
Ottawa loves Bernard-docker. Canâ€™t see them giving this good young kid up for 2 older players.

2.) 25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 14:29:40
My only knock would be they wonâ€™t be able to keep them all and it may take more to get him who knows.

3.) 25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 16:29:31
If itâ€™s true that you build a successful team from the back end out, and â€œdefense wins cupsâ€, then you have to admire what Ottawa is doing right now. Because defensemen take longer to develop than forwards, it makes sense, if you can, to draft the core defensemen the first couple years of the rebuild and follow it up with the core forwards after. This way everyone will hit their peak at the same time. Very difficult to do, but not impossible.

Ottawa has the foundation in place to enter a new compete level very soon. Unfortunately for fans of the Blue and White, Ottawa should peak just as Torontoâ€™s will be declining again. Perhaps sooner, depending on how fast Ottawa ascends and how fast Toronto falls.

Keep an eye on the rear view mirror. Those very same teams that were so far beneath us last year wonâ€™t be for long. Even Buffalo made strides this year with the signing of Hall. It might just be enough that with a hot start again, they could actually make the playoffs this year. Whether that is at Leafs expense depends on the play of our heroes.

Leafs went from finishing last in the league, to making the playoffs the very next year, to finishing the regular season with 105 points the year after that. If Leafs can do it, than any one of those guys can do it too. I assume Yzerman is going to do everything in his ability to tank the team for Wright. If he succeeds, that could be the capstone to complete the rebuild.

4.) 25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 17:36:48
I agree thatâ€™s why I think and probably most of the people on here think Dubas missed big time not drafting Schneider who has a lot of potential.

5.) 25 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 18:59:53
That's what I was thinking as well HL. Ottawa probably wants to tank one more time after that though, they have a very good young team.

Even a team like FLA could have easily passed us this year if Bob played like a vezina winner.

6.) 26 Nov 2020
25 Nov 2020 23:19:39
Basically first 5 rounds of draft dubas drafted only players who were playing hockey at the moment of draft. Schneider isnâ€™t and wasnâ€™t playing organized hockey so dubas passed. Development of this season was essential for being picked by dubas is first 5 rounds.

7.) 26 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 02:35:43
The one thing about Ottawa is that as long as Melnik is the owner, they aren't spending to keep all these great prospects as they come out of their ELC's and want to get paid. Some really good young Ottawa players are likely to become available when they won't sign cheap bridge deals.

8.) 26 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 06:18:44
Very true Craiggers. I can't blame him at all this year though. If your ineligible for Europe and only the NHL and AHL are open they miss an entire year of development.

Hard to say from where I sit RLF. He's definitely up there with the cheapest owners but he could stand to make some serious money if they can turn all these high end prospects into a couple of cup runs.

9.) 26 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 14:10:15
True LL. But I will never forget that "interview" he oechestrated where he had a player talk with him and tried to say they were being competitive etc and wanting to win when everyone knew they were under talented and going to be horrible. I doubt he spends to keep all these guys.