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Originally Posted by saillias
Why isn't he in the NHL? It's not like you guys are brimming with scoring depth.
Lots of guys make the NHL at 19, drafted 8th-9th including Trouba, Couturier, Hamilton, Ristolainen, Horvat, Pouliot for a stint, oh and Ehlers.
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Nylander was one of the best Leaf player sin training camp and the preseason. They simply want to develop him. His performance spoke for itself. There's nothing people can point to as in performance to say he wasn't good enough to be on the Leafs. He deserved to be on the team. I understand what they're doing. There's guys that are 18/19 on teams right now in the NHl that would not have been left on the Leafs if picked by them.
Would Hanifin be in the NHL if picked by the Leafs? No. Does that mean anything? No.