Ryan Ma 📊

🎓 BMath ’25 @UWaterloo | 🏒 US Regional Scout @DobberProspects | 📊Prospect Analytics Cards @T2TProspects | #LeafsForever #BattleBuilt

[Ryan Ma 📊 @RyanMaScouting]

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@woumaxx @IBSS_XJTLU @XJTLU @PhoenixSherbroo Max when he turns Sherbrooke into a QMJHL powerhouse while getting his Masters in China and dealing with no sleep due to the timezone difference

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I would agree usually 100% since this is my general mindset as well…

I give Brackett a bit of a break cause i think it’s been well documented publicly at least in the case of Juolevi and Podkolzin that they were Benning picks and that Brackett had advocated for Boldy over Podz

Stramel I’ve heard from my own guy which I don’t think is publicly circulated but he’s pretty trustworthy which is why I attribute the Stramel pick to Guerin

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Chayka’s 1st month as GM:

1) Won the Draft Lottery
2) Fired Berube
3) Hired Brackett

Needs to nail the HC hire but after that… don’t think you could ask for a better start from him even if #1 was all luck

#LeafsForever

[Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs]

We have appointed Judd Brackett as Assistant General Manager, Player Evaluation, and Freddie Hamilton as Chief of Staff.

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Also, I acknowledged that the 1st overall pick was just luck but I’m not sure that Berube being gone was consensus… seemed like lots of insiders were suggesting he could stay

Berube has since gotten some fleeting interest from the Oilers so it’s not like all the teams agree with the public opinion that Berube just can’t coach

All in all my point is

1) I like Brackett
2) lots of GMs don’t fire the coach when they’re brought on (to save themselves a bullet to use if the team underperforms)

And overall the offseason has been off to a good start, they’re doing the right things and going through the right processes

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@Jdubs_44 Bankier is lowkey a dawg as well, forgot about him but probably similar to Haight (I do like Bankier a bit more)

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Would be AMAZING if #LeafsForever could get Brackett

I’ve loved a lot of Minnesota’s draft picks over the last 4-5 years (outside of Stramel)

Obvious names were Wallstedt, Yurov, Buium and Ohgren but I’m a fan of guys like Heidt, Kiviharju, Ritchie and Kumpulainen too who haven’t gotten their chance yet

[Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC]

Toronto is one of the teams that has permission to talk to Brackett...would be for an AGM position if it closes

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No worries! I’ve personally been a fan but the thing about scouting is that it is very much an art more than a science…

I’ve had guys I love not even get drafted (Osmanis last year for example) so it’s possible non of the guys I like end up panning out, but I do think he’s one of the best talent evaluators in the league.

It’ll be a blessing to have him and Leach at the table come draft time

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I mean that��s why I mention I do like guys like Heidt, Kiviharju, Ritchie and Kumpulainen as well and Hunter Haight looks like a potential bottom of the lineup/depth guy too

Thing with Brackett is that he’s only run things in Minnesota for 5 years and non first round prospects generally take much longer to get here, so we should just start seeing 1/2 guys starting to scratch the surface in the next year or two

The next 3-4 years will be the ultimate litmus test on his depth drafting, and so that’s why I’m only commenting on whether I LIKE the picks not whether they’re confirmed successes or not

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@nilliamwylander Something something great minds something something think alike 😮‍💨

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This really sucks…

Hoping Domi is okay as well. Especially if it’s a back injury you’re hoping there’s no long term effects to quality of life.

Just a situation that sucks all around

#LeafsForever

[Willyston Riellander @nylanderthews]

Holy shit this seems serious, really hope Domi is okay.

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Not sure he’s a guy who I think becomes a middle six player is kind of my hang up

Feels like the dominant older NCAA guy who gets a ton of rope because “oh man we gotta give him a chance we drafted him R1 and he’s big!” and kind of never really sticks in that Top 9 cause the skating and skill level just doesn’t work at the highest level

Might be an everyday 4th liner with some spot duty in the Top 9. I could be wrong on him but I’ve just never really sold on the player 😅

[Ryan Ma 📊 @RyanMaScouting]

Eh, was never a fan of the skating and skill level. Looked like a guy who relied being bigger and stronger than his competitors

He’s had a very good year this season, but his early NCAA struggles kind of lead me to think my concerns were valid. Now that he’s an upperclassman and has built up that physical maturity the offense and plays he can make have come back

Should be an NHLer on account of where they drafted him and his physical traits but I don’t think he’ll ever be a real NHL needlemover

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We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one

For me he did it multiple times and was looking down the whole time, looked intentional to me

If he was going for the stick he went about it with a stunningly special level of incompetence LOL

If it was once? Maybe. Twice? Yeah you don’t get the benefit of the doubt from me at that point 😭

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The worst part if I want to like him so badly as a Rangers fan but I kinda feel like he’s been good in a mainly sheltered role and his breakout kind of coincided with getting played with Woolley after the TDL where he was allowed to kind of roam more and do the niche stuff he’s very good at

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@SagueneensLHJMQ @ReporterTubb Respect is a two way street and Tourigny showed 0 respect to Humphreys (who had to leave the game) and the game of hockey when he did that bush league dirty play

Then he somehow had the gall to act like he did nothing wrong while getting escorted out of the box.

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@SagueneensLHJMQ @ReporterTubb No one deserves death threats. Period.

Now that we’ve confirmed that and gotten that out of the way can we also agree that players shouldn’t use their skate blades to stomp on ankles of opposing players?

Or is that a bridge too far?

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@SandersScouting @WJCrankings Sanders Scouting a Bilecki truther?????

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@SonicSpeeds17

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He better be suspended for the rest of the #MemorialCup

What a piece of shit

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Jordan Tourigny stomps on Christian Humphreys' foot multiple times 😲

He has been kicked out of the game.

#MemorialCup

[Ryan Ma 📊 @RyanMaScouting]

@SonicSpeeds17 They better. What an absolute idiot this dude is.