Eklund: RUMOR BLOG BY NOON.. First up…Jay on the Leafs. The Case for Marchand

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The leafs sure went off the board with their second round pick. No commentary from the talking heads because they probably never heard of him.

Bruce Garrioch
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There is talk amongst league executives that Leafs have asked for Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague in return. It will be interesting to see if this happens.

The leafs sure went off the board with their second round pick. No commentary from the talking heads because they probably never heard of him.
- Procrastinator

From PPP's article today:

Here is who had him ranked:

Will Scouch - 50th
Tony Ferrari (Hockey News) - 55th
Dobber Prospects - 64th
McKeen's Hockey - 120th
Corey Pronman - 144th in his full mock draft
NHL Central Scouting - 56th among European skaters

So it looks like 4 scouting sites had him ranked within the 2nd round.

From PPP's article today:

So it looks like 4 scouting sites had him ranked within the 2nd round.
- mjones242

Good, not as bad as I first thought. Peter will be pleased that we picked a Norwegian.

Well, 3.

That last one has him ranked amongst European Skaters, not all skaters.

if the leafs can get marchand on at 3x5 then sure anything more is crazy and will surely backfire

Good, not as bad as I first thought. Peter will be pleased that we picked a Norwegian.
- Procrastinator

* by way of Slovenia

if the leafs can get marchand on at 3x5 then sure anything more is crazy and will surely backfire
- twiztedmike

Marchand isn't signing for less than 7M+.

In Surrey for kids ⚾️ tournament
Went to see Nimmala and the boys play a doubleheader yesterday in Vancouver
He dusted out
As did Grimsby boy 🤨

Marchand isn't signing for less than 7M+.
- mjones242

depends on the term

depends on the term
- twiztedmike

Could not have predicted a 6 year term. FLA gives no poops.