It’s the dog days of summer and with little in the way of hockey news to write up our thoughts have turned to the Toronto Maple Leafs prospects. Say what you will about Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, but when it comes to assembling young talent he seems to have done a decent job.
Looking at the Maple Leafs list of prospects you get the sense that the Blue and White will be a very competitive team in the coming years. That said, are there any prospects ready to make an impact at the NHL level for the upcoming season?
The Maple Leafs top prospects features a good mix of skill and brawn with the likes of forwards Matt Frattin, Nazem Kadri, Carter Ashton, Joe Colborne and Tyler Biggs leading the way up front, while defensemen Korbinian Holzer, Jesse Blacker, Stuart Percy and the fifth overall pick from the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Morgan Rielly looking like the most NHL ready prospects on the backend.
Of course, we cannot forget about goaltending prospect Ben Scrivens, who may see...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Frattin,
Nazem Kadri,
Carter Ashton,
Joe Colborne,
Tyler Biggs,
Korbinian Holzer,
Jesse Blacker,
Stuart Percy,
Morgan Rielly,
Ben Scrivens,
Mark Owuya,
Clarke MacArthur,
Nikolai Kulemin,
Phil Kessel,
Joffrey Lupul,
Mikhail Grabovski,
Tyler Bozak,
Luke Schenn,
James Reimer,
Roberto Luongo,
Jonathan Bernier,
Jake Gardiner
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings
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