Maple Leafs Prospect Summary - October 3
Just the boxcars for the Maple Leafs prospects in action this week.
It’s summary time again, with even more players out there starting their season.
Skaters
Goalies
Things that stood out to me: Artur Akhtyamov (click on the stats tab of the goalie embed from Elite Prospects) is really doing great in the VHL. Dennis Hildeby is really not having a great start to this season. Topi Niemelä’s ice time was more like his numbers last season in this latest week. And, of course, Nikita Grebyonkin is in the MHL. Will he stay? Move to the VHL? Who knows.
It’s very good to see Matt Knies starting strong, and Brandon Lisowsky had 10 SOG in one game? Brigs has the details.
On Saturday, Lisowsky played in his third game and it was a much different story. Saskatoon (his team) was clearly much better than Swift Current, and they thumped them 8-3 with a huge lead in shots as well. Lisowsky only had one assist, but he had a fantastic game. He added ten shots on net, a few of them very good chances. He also showed improved passing and playmaking compared to last season, making him a pretty potent dual offensive threat. You have to respect his shot and goal scoring, but he also now is showing a greater ability and willingness to set up teammates for better opportunities.
That’s it for this week. Fraser Minten is injured and will not be starting his season just yet, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything about his start date. The Marlies begin play on October 14, so soon we’ll be able to track their development as well.