Toronto Maple Leafs - The Future's Bright

Highlighting the best Toronto Maple Leafs prospects: Jiri Tlusty, Nikolai Kulemin, Anton Stralman, Luke Schenn, and Justin Pogge.

This could be the future Leafs first line, they just need a strong centerman that they could pick up in the 09 draft, with strong prospects such as John Tavares and Luke Schenn's brother Brayden.

Song: Bullet for my Valentine - Scream, Aim, Fire

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• toronto
• maple
• leafs
• prospects
• luke
• schenn
• nikolai
• nik
• kulemin
• jiri
• tlusty
• anton
• stralman
• justin
• pogge
• nhl
• hockey

[Kagunoshi]

STRALMEN 216 overal hahahaha you kiddiong me hes the next kaberle

[yougotmercd]

not sure what you mean, he was picked 216th overall in the '05 entry draft.

[sniperstar]

Kulemin throws the body just as well as Ovie to bad he cant score like Ovie

[yougotmercd]

Actually, the year after OV was drafted (04-05, lockout year) he scored 13 goals in 37 regular season games, averaging 0.351 goals per game. Kulemin however, the year after he was drafted (06-07) scored 27 in 54 games, averaging 0.5 GPG, a better average than Ovechkin had in the same league at the same age. Now i'm not saying Nik will be better or even as good as Ovechkin is, but he did have a better scoring average in the RSL when both were 18-19 years old.

[sniperstar]

O thats something i didn't know O_O nice 1 more thing its a comment about Kaberle like wdf hes got the most accurate shot in the NHL according to the NHL All star game shoot the dam puck more

[yougotmercd]

Yeah I agree. Even though he's a defensive defenceman, hopefully he'll get a few more goals this season, after all our forwards probably wont get than many.

[yougotmercd]

@yougotmercd Not sure wtf I was on about here, Kabs is anything but a defensive defenceman :L

[kylekez17]

kulemin, can you say rookie of the year candidate?

[hotbug3]

Tlusty- Top Six Forward.

Kulemin-3rd Liner/Top Six Forward

Schenn-Top Pairing Defensemen

Starlman-the next tomas kaberle

[Masta420]

Burke said that he was going to rebuild from the net out - a top veteran goalie and a young up and coming superstar goalie, a substantially beefed up defense that makes life hard for the opposing team and provides a quality captain in Phaneuf, a decent group of roughnecks to man the 4th line and get dirty if needed, three snipers in Kessel, Kadri and Kulemin(ironically KKK...lol) and a great set-up man and good scorer in Bozak. He wants a winger for Kaberle yet.

I like a man with a good plan.

[Masta420]

Kulemin, Bozak, Kessel, Kadri, Sjostrom, Armstrong, Versteeg, Grabovski(if no trade), Ross, Gunnarson, Schenn, Lebda, Komisarek, Phaneuf, Giguere, Gustavsson, as well as a few more top prospects filling depth roles on the farm team or still earning their stripes in the juniors.

The Leafs currently have 7 first round draft picks that are likely to start the season next year, not including Giggy all are under 28 years old.

The Leafs future looks fine not even including any Kaberle return(s).

[TheXxJoK3rxX]

luke shenn DION PHUNEUF !! jonas guafusaion PHIL KESSEL TYLER BOSSAK future is bright i dont care what all these habs fan's say cuz leafs will win a cup be4 the habs ... the only good thing the habs got going on is camerlie and pk subban

[ptenvoordeable]

future is bright lamo

[Lefty6767]

I doubt it.

[TomasVokounGoalie]

Leafs are going to get the cup in less then 10 years. They are taking it back to Toronto!

[honkingantalope]

leafs r so strong they gave away stralman

[Kagunoshi]

i mean for the spot hes been picked at hes a way better play