While the current Toronto Maple Leaf prospect group is strong on paper, the proof will be in the production over the next few seasons. GM Brian Burke invested heavily in free agents Jonas Gustavsson, Tyler Bozak and to a lesser extent Christian Hanson this summer in an effort to boost the prospect depth. So far, all three players have shown small glimpses of being legit NHL players. But there’s pressure on all three, including 2009 first-round pick Nazem Kadri to deliver quickly.
The combined efforts of GMs Burke (bringing in Bozak, Hanson, Gustavsson), Cliff Fletcher (Luke Schenn) and even John Ferguson, Jr. (Viktor Stalberg, Carl Gunnarsson, Phil Oreskovic) have given the Maple Leafs some young depth who are chomping at the bit.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Maple Leafs organizational depth analysis, Fall 2009
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