Maple Leafs Prospects

Checking in on Toronto's prospects in the playoffs, including those who have advanced to the next round and the one that was eliminated.

Looking at Toronto's latest prospect that was signed as an NCAA free agent out of Quinnipiac. Hope Brad also included a signing bonus so he can buy an apology gift to Matt Knies!

We're a week into the start of the CHL playoffs and NCAA tournament, with the bulk of games happening over the Easter weekend.

Get a quick update on 15 of Toronto's prospects who finished their regular seasons this weekend or whose playoffs have already started.

Nikita Grebyonkin made his KHL playoff debut for Metallurg, who beat the 8th seed in a 4-2 series win. Grebyonkin led his team's forwards in ice time and had 4 points in 6 games.

As of Monday, the KHL's regular season is over. That means Nikita Grebyonkin has finished his first full KHL season, and we have a pretty large sample of his games and stats to talk about.

It's the mid-season break, so what the hell are we gonna talk about? How about a mid-season Prospect Pyramid where I put Toronto's best kids into tiers based on their performance and projection.

Checking in on Fraser Minten's season and development as one of Toronto's top prospects.

Easton Cowan is an extremely awesome player. I've had a lot of fun watching him explode in the OHL, and by the amount of engagement I've been getting when tweeting highlights of his I can tell the rest of Toronto's fandom has as well.

Checking in on the progress of defense prospect Noah Chadwick and how he's been developing.

Checking in on Toronto's Russian all-star prospect, Nikita Grebyonkin, and how he's been developing and improving in the KHL.

Writing shorter updates on four of Toronto's other prospects: Joe Miller, Mike Koster, Veeti Miettinen and Braeden Kressler.

Checking in on Nick Moldenhauer in his freshman NCAA season with the Michigan Wolverines.

Signed!

Cowan worked through the exhibitions and onto the roster.

A trade in the WHL with Leafs interest.

Assessing Hudson Malinoski's play and skills as a prospect after his first 11 NCAA games.

After Easton Cowan has played in 10 OHL games so far this season, it's time to check in on how he's been doing and how he's improved.

So far this season, I've written three watch list updates based on early season breakouts: * Earl WHL breakouts * Early QMJHL breakouts * Early OHL breakouts It only makes sense that I include an update on the early breakouts south of the border in the USHL! So let's

Updating the progress Artur Akhtyamov has been making in the KHL, and how the rest of his season may shape up for opportunities to get more starts.

Noah Chadwick is a 6th round pick from this past summer who I wound up quite liking when I looked into him. I liked what I saw from him in the summer during the rookie camps and prospect tournaments. How has he looked through the start of his WHL season?

It's been a while since the last report Nikita Grebyonkin. There's been some noteworthy updates worth mentioning, as far as his usage, production, and how he's looked. So we have some catching up to do!

Checking in on Brandon Lisowsky's start to the season as Toronto's small, prairie sniper. He had a nice Traverse City tournament and is off to a strong start for Saskatoon, but is it enough to make him seem legit?

Akhtyamov has been in odd position the past couple of seasons. He was a mid round pick without much fanfare, and while he's had pretty strong numbers in all but one season since then it hasn't really mattered.

This weekend we were treated to some zero stakes hockey, as the Toronto Maple Leafs sent their prospects to Traverse City to compete against the prospects of Columbus, Detroit and Dallas. Here are some thoughts on Toronto's top prospects.