TLN Power Rankings: March 21, 2016
By Jon Steitzer
8 years agoThree more weeks until the season is officially come to an end. We were promised a painful season, but honestly this season has been a breath of fresh air compared to the last decade. There are players with promise, there seems to be actual systems that work that have been put in place, and a top five draft pick looks like a virtual guarantee as well. No complaints here, but the week is young.
1. WIN STREAK
The Leafs are 4-2-1 in their last seven, they had a two game win streak, and they still have a comfortable 3 point cushion on 30th overall. What more can you ask of this team?
2. MORE NYLANDER HOTNESS
3. CONNOR CARRICK SCORING MACHINE
4. THE DEBUT OF THE GOAT
5. CONNOR BROWN’S FIRST GAME
Similar to Freddie Gauthier, Connor Brown made his debut and had it be a little underwhelming compared to some of the other Marlies callups. Brown is a player who has a lot of good qualities to his game and if he adds the speed to go with the rest of his tool kit he could be a long term pro. For now he looks like he’ll play a significant role on the Marlies in the coming seasons and that’s not necessarily a bad thing considering how the Leafs want to develop their prospects.
6. FIRST GOALS FROM THE ELDERS
7. MARLIES CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT
8. LEAFS MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED
9. SEXXXY GOALIES
A photo posted by Mantas Armalis (@mantasarmalis) on
It’s kinda flattering that the Leafs would consider signing a goaltender who looks so much like me.
While I can’t say the Leafs recent history with pursuing SHL goaltenders leaves me with a ton of confidence that Mantas will be the goaltender of the future. I do love finding wallets and if this experiment doesn’t work out next summer should have an untold bounty of available goaltenders to sign/trade for.
10. DRAFT LOTTERY DATE SET
In Closing…
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