Luke Leimenstoll

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@aksis_21 I considered giving Bobrovsky an F. All of your points are valid. That said, I think Joshua has been a black hole.

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My 20-Game Leafs Report Card

Cowan A
Matthews A
Roslovic A+
Nylander C
Paul C
Marchenko B+
McKenna B
Tavares C+
Sissons C
Duhaime B-
Blueger B-
MacEwen B-
Joshua D-
Lettieri F

McCabe C-
Raddysh B
Rielly B+
Tanev C-
OEL D
Stecher C
Blankenburg D
Mermis C

Bobrovsky D-
Stolarz B+

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@BubbleNomad D or D-

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@davidalter @PuckPedia The Leafs could trade for Nikishin, for example, without triggering the tagging rule since he’s only signed for this year. They would still retain contractual control over him beyond this season. Limited options, but they could get creative.

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@NHLTradeRumors Anyone else think it’s kinda pathetic to make up trade rumours as a hobby or, for the love of God, I hope not, as a job?

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@bot_bot_goose Haha, in his one game? I’d say incomplete. He wasn’t terrible.

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@NHLTradeRumors No they didn't.

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@BobRules4038 Alright, good GIF response. You win!

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After further consideration, I believe Stecher is a B- based on expectations.

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@BobRules4038 Your grammar is at a first-grade level.

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@Vettz25 Yeah, I considered leaving them both out. That said, they’re both not NHL players.

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@Leafs4Cup2027 I’m basing this off expectations. I had him higher than 22 points in 20 games and a liability for a good stretch of the season.

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@JustShoresy Yeah, I agree he should have been higher based on expectations. It’s too late to edit the post now.

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@tozmoon911 Yeah, I mentioned in another post that if this were based on the last 10 or so games, they’d get an A. Blueger was borderline unplayable during the first 10 games.

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@tddt_5115 You just made some good points representing almost all the Nylander trade scenarios proposed on here. It just doesn’t really make sense.

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A/A+ = Best they’ve ever played or close to it.
B–A- = Exceeding expectations
C+/B- = Meeting or exceeding expectations
C-/C = Slightly below expectations
D-/D+ = Below expectations; needs improvement
F = Absolute failure; not NHL calibre

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Additional notes: Matthews has exceeded my expectations, but I consider him one of the NHL’s best players, so I think he has a little more to give. This is Roslovic’s ceiling. The fourth line has only been good over the last 10 games. Based on that stretch alone, they’d get an A.

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@Leaf_Fan_101 Come to think of it, I regret not giving Stecher a C+ or B- based on expectations.

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@aldabous1 Also, anything graded C or below is considered below expectations, as I mentioned in my comment below the post. I figure needing at least 70% to get into most university courses in Canada is a good benchmark for distinguishing between meeting and falling short of expectations.

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@Mookalicious @Leaf_Fan_101 Raddysh and Rielly have been good, but Stecher has fallen off recently.

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@Leaf_Fan_101 Yeah, I’m definitely okay with that. Good suggestion.