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Leafs are talking to Judd Brackett to be an assistant GM.
He ran the last 5 drafts for the Wild.
2021 – Wallstedt 20th overall. Looks to be a solid goalie but still a rookie. Carson Lambos played 1 game, drafted 26th overall. Might be a late bloomer but hasn’t produced much yet.
2022 – Ohgren 19th overall. Traded for Hughes. Yurov 24th overall, 73 games played.
2023 – 0 NHL games so far.
2024 – Zeev Buium 12th overall. Only has played 76 NHL games so far, traded for Hughes.
2025 – 0 NHL games so far.Prior to working the the Wild, Brackett was with the Canucks from 2008 to 2020, first as an amateur scout from 2008-2015.
2008 – Cody Hodgson 10th overall. Not a terrible player but not anywhere near the best pick at 10th.
2009 – Jordan Schroeder 22nd overall. Same as Hodgson, not terrible but not the best pick. Kevin Connauton 3rd round.
2010 – Only had 4th round pick or lower. Only one player played one single NHL game.
2011 – Nicklas Jensen 29th overall (Rakell went 30th). Frankie Corrado 76 NHL games.
2012 – Brendan Gaunce 26th overall (Skjei 28th, Pearson 30th). Ben Hutton 147th overall 575 games.
2013 – Horvat 9th overall. Shinkaruk 24th overall. Horvat was a home run, Shinkaruk was a strikeout with Theodore going 26th, Hartman 30th.
2014 – Virtanen 6th overall. Huge bust. Jared McCann at 24th was a good find. Demko 36th overall was also a good find. Forsling in the 5th round. A steal had he not been traded.
2015 – Boeser 23rd overall. Pretty good. Gaudette 149th overall played 367 games.Then as the Director of Amateur Scouting from 2015-2020.
2016 – Juolevi 5th overall. Bust. Keller going 7th and M. Tkachuck going 6th overall and playing on the Knights with Juolevi. Nobody else in this draft played more than 64 games.
2017 – Petersson 5th overall. Not a total bust but not what you want from a 5th overall pick.
2018 – Quinn Hughes 7th overall. Steal of the draft.
2019 – Podkolzin 10th overall. Hoglander 40th overall. Both okay NHLers but nothing great.
2020 – 0 NHL games played by any draft picks.Considering Vancouver has been pretty much dog shit for years now, his drafting didn’t exactly help pull them out of a rebuild as they are still deep in it. His drafting in Minnesota looks like it has some highlights but again, nothing that screams elite drafting either. Not exactly a part of a drafting system that has produced a Cup winner either. Don’t really see how this guy is any kind of improvement over what they currently have running the draft or his work being worthy of a promotion.
Hopefully he doesn’t get the job.
They might have one in Varland
Definitely don’t have one in Hoffman.
Going to be a good final. Hard to know who has the upper hand in this series. Glad that the rat bastard Habs are done. Their insufferable fanbase can suck it for another year. Carolina did us a solid by dismantling Team Smurf. All this talk about Suzuki and Caulfield being invincible can now be put to bed. Their goaltender kept them in series that they had no business winning. Now we can sleep soundly, now that the Habs are done. Go Carolina!
On another note: The Marlies win again! Up 2 on WB-Scranton and the Dubas Babies. Dispatch these wannabee’s ASAP.
The Marlies have a lot of career minor leaguers (like A. Nylander, Mermis, Lettieri and Shaw) but a few prospects playing with them now are doing alright. Villeneuve, Tverberg, Cowan, Danford, Tinus Luc Koblar (at the WHC) and Akhtyamov are all playing well and could be given a chance if a proper rebuild is done. Hildeby has taken a back seat in the playoffs which is a bit concerning considering he has to pass through waivers next year so the hope of trading him or promoting him is slipping.
Habs looking Leafish tonight. Soon be doing the handshake line. They played like true pretenders. Too many smurfy players to get the job done. It shows that brawn and discipline continues to rule the NHL playoffs.
Montreal got outplayed in every series but managed to get lucky when it mattered. Game 7 vs. Tampa Bay, 2 goals on 9 shots, both of them basically miracle goals that 99/100 don’t go in. Against Buffalo, again, they played vs. two goalies because Buffalo has two back-ups and both shat the bed at one point or another. Montreal survived on a lot of PP goals and luck. Against Carolina, they stole a win because the Hurricanes had been off for almost two weeks waiting for an opponent. Then basically got swept after that in every metric, barely able to put together 20 shots in most games.
All that being said, Montreal was the youngest team in the playoffs and finished with 106 points. So long as management is diligent, they will only get better from here as their prospects continue to develop and their young roster players also start to peak. I highly doubt they would be able to reel in a UFA like McDavid in two years time but if the Habs swing a deal for more strength up the middle and figure out their goaltending situation, Montreal will be a serious contender within the next 5 years.
Montreal’s rebuild wasn’t perfect but the Leafs could learn a lot from them. Montreal traded Pacioretty for Suzuki. Then, from there, tanked a few times, drafted well and now are reaping the benefits from it. If the Leafs can do the same with Matthews + Nylander, they could be exactly where Montreal is right now but a lot better off considering the number of individual assets they have to sell. It’s a matter of having the right people making the trades (Chayka sucks at trades so he ain’t that guy) and the right people at the draft table (Chayka’s draft record is also trash so he ain’t that guy either).
Hoping Carolina wins the cup.
Of course you do, along with every other Marner hater out there.
Carolina really is due. They’re the home team. They’re the top seed. They play hard, all four lines bring pure effort, Rod has got them organized and motivated. They’re short on “star” power however Hall has been playing like a star this year. Wish Burns was still on their team for that story. Andersen has been statistically the best goalie in the playoffs. Both teams play similar styles, Vegas seems a little more comfortable weathering the storm that the Hurricanes are going to put on them but Vegas is also aggressive, they hit, they can dig. Carolina seems a bit healthier as guys like Stone are playing hurt.
Andersen vs. Marner. Whoever wins, the Leafs lose. Either way it’s a testament to the lack of good decision making by Leafs management.
Bye bye Montreal. Super overrated team although they are young so they’ll be building a stronger team in the future but they didn’t even deserve to beat Tampa Bay. Buffalo’s trash goaltending allowed Montreal to even make it this far.
Andersen, another former Leaf playing for the Cup with some of the best stats among goaltenders. Carolina with home ice has to be the favorites given that they’ve only lost 1 game and just how they play is relentless. Should be a great Final to watch as both teams play very hard, solid hockey.
Carolina already up 3-0 after the 1st period. Montreal need a miracle and they aren’t playing well enough to earn it. Carolina are going to be very hard to beat in the Final, they’re very motivated and they’re due. Taylor Hall is playing like he was always expected to this year, leading Carolina in playoff scoring. Carolina just brings the high intensity effort and Rod has them running through walls.
Woodcroft NOT being interviewed by the Leafs according to Friedman.
At this point, they should just promote Gruden from within and throw a stupid amount of money at Carle to take over the Marlies. Carle is super comfortable at Denver U but if the Leafs broke the bank to get him into the professional ranks with the eventual pathway to promotion, it would benefit the franchise greatly. It also gives Gruden the chance to work with the same guys he’s been developing and would go well with the rebuild that they should be pursuing.
Right now, the Leafs just need a place holder coach. They’ve been through so many coaches at this point, it’s just moving chairs on the Titanic. There isn’t a coach out there that can prevent this ship from sinking.
So very sad, I hope his family finds the strength to get through this forever
It’s very sad for his family, he’s got a bunch of kids and grandkids that he just left behind wondering why. It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Seems like a cowardly and selfish decision probably not fully thought out. If he needed to kill himself, it’s never been easier in Canada so he just was thinking about himself and I just feel sorry for everybody he left behind.
I hope the can move Rielly to the San Jose and try to get the 2nd over all pick. Hey I’m not saying straigh for that pick. It would be a package deal of course.
Vancouver would great if the Leaf can pry Hronek from them for him as part of the deal.Absolutely no chance either event happens.
San Jose needs D for their rebuild, not another liability. There is no chance even a “package” with 2nd overall is included for Rielly. None.
Again, Vancouver is the worst team in the NHL in a full rebuild. Rielly sucks but he doesn’t want to play for a team that sucks. Nobody does. Again, no chance he goes to Vancouver or that Vancouver gives up their best D-man for him either.
These are both blue and white dreams.
