LHH Mock Draft: Leafs pick up some soul at #30
by Dougtone on Jun 21, 2011 7:34 PM EDT
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PrintThank you once again to Leafs Nation, the Minnesota Wild, the people of Minnesota, and also to the Boston Bruins for winning the Stanley Cup. Without further ado, with the 30th overall draft pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs select, a soulful defenseman from the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, Scott Mayfield.
While the Maple Leafs are certainly a Stanley Cup contending team, we certainly need to make sure that Toronto has a Stanley Cup contending team for years to come. Scott Mayfield can certainly help in that role, and we certainly think that he could be the Chris Pronger of the next generation.
But, it was a long road to make our decision to draft Curtis Mayfield... I mean Scott Mayfield. We searched every neighborhood ice rink in Minnesota looking for Coach Gordon Bombay's input on who to draft with our second 1st round draft choice. We didn't find him, but we somehow found Charlie Sheen. He suggested that we choose someone with tiger blood and the DNA of Adonis. Instead, we decided to draft someone with soul, someone with size, someone with smarts and someone with snarl. That someone is Scott Mayfield.
While he may not be "Superfly", Scott Mayfield is a monster of a defenseman, both in his height and his hockey sense. Mayfield has quite the edge, which has caused him to see quite a bit of time in the penalty box. Mayfield is still developing as a solid two-way defenseman, tends to see a lot of time on ice, is becoming quite the passer and is able to his tall frame to become dangerous on the ice. He is also quite a humble hockey player, and is committed to playing at the University of Denver for the 2011-12 season. I think he will "Keep On Keeping On" to a solid career as a solid hockey player.
Here's some video clips and related links for Scott Mayfield...
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (via FunkSoBrudda)
Oops. I meant SCOTT Mayfield, really.
USHL Radio - Scott Mayfield interview (via USHLinteractive)
Stars vs. Phantoms hockey fight 10-16-09 (via hot4hockey)
USHL Defenseman Mayfield Making Moves - http://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=3488
Scott Mayfield Profile - http://www.mynhldraft.com/2011/NHL-Draft-Profiles/Scott-Mayfield
Thanks to Pension Plan Puppets and Blue Chip Prospects for providing some insight on who to select.
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Seeing the world through Brian Burke's glasses
It’s why I picked Scott Mayfield over Ty Rattie, who is a player I’d like to see the Islanders pick if they can secure a draft pick towards the bottom of the 1st round. However, Mayfield is more of a Brian Burke style draft pick, and I can see him picking Mayfield if available with the 30th overall draft pick.
I've been eyeing Rattie as well
One of those guys at the bottom of the 1st who you hope might fall or Garth swings a bump up for.
Ryan Sproul is a cool name, and that’s all I have to say about that.
Meanwhile, SUPERFLY! I could see it, sir Burke impersonator.
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Funny
I’m eyeing Sproul. Big right handed dman with a big shot. Power play guy. Sounds good to me.
I’m sort of assuming if #5 is a forward 34 is a dman, and vice-versa, but maybe not. I also wonder if we see yet another goalie picked relatively high since we have the extra picks again and since all Islander goalies get hurt. Either of the Gibsons seem like a solid pick.
Can't we just build a goalie
out of the leftover parts of these goalies?
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Would the Voltron goalie be more epic than our 6 million dollar goalie?
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Bring me the head
of Billy Smith
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 21, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
What if they used Billy's gut?
That’d be a hefty robot by now, I suspect.
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How's aboot
DP’s heart, Weekes’ brain, Healy’s personality, Smith’s ferocity, Hrudey’s man-face, Fichaud’s girl-face butterfly skills, Salo’s personality stand-up skills, and Luongo’s heart soul brain ferocity personality deerinheadlightmediastare knees
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by Bryan2112 on Jun 22, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Healy's personality has gone to miseerable shit
and if we’re gonna go with miserable shit, I’ll take Smith again.
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Forward, then D -- or vice versa
I’m sort of assuming if #5 is a forward 34 is a dman, and vice-versa, but maybe not.
Funny, I assume that too. Why is that? Are we just hedging our bets?
I guess they went Bailey – D trio, then JT – de Haan, but then Nino – Nelson, although you could argue trading up to get Nelson indicated they really liked him. I’m probably overthinking this.
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Part of drafting a forward is it's an easy sell to the fans
The team really sucked in 08-09. They needed to give the fans something to dream about…a guy who might score 50 goals a year one day. D-Men really aren’t an easy sell to fans. It’s hard for the average fan to give value to creases cleared, poke checks completed, etc. It’s the same reason I play the wing in NHL 11 even though I was always a defenseman IRL. There are no ‘sexy’ stats for a D man.
But if nothing is done about the D we will keep seeing 30 goal scorers with negative +/-. I think now that we have the scorers in place to get the fans excited we need to draft D. Or trade for D.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
Superfly
Also used as the sample for the Beastie Boys “Eggman” from Paul’s Boutique.
Scott “Eggman” Mayfield.
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 21, 2011 8:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I try to keep it humorous
With Scott Mayfield still being on the boards, and believing that Mayfield may be drafted by the Leafs this weekend, I had to throw in the Curtis Mayfield references.
Ryan Sproul was the other defenseman I wound up taking a long look at with this pick.
Picking this late
Really made me realize that trading our second rounders may not be such a great idea this season…still some good kids on the board even now.
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Agreed
There’s a lot of depth in the first two rounds of the draft, and from what I’ve been reading, it doesn’t appear like there’s going to be a big difference in some of these late 1st round picks as opposed to someone in the 1st half of the 2nd round.
It's even possible
That Mayfield could be available when the Isles pick at #34, but I don’t see him dropping much further than that.
the man can't put no thing on me
Brightness of ice, underneath shining lights
There’s a game going strong, lotsa things going on
The man of the hour has an air of great power
The Leafs have wanted to draft him all along
Aw, Superfly!
Burke’s gonna make you Toronto’s guy
But if you lose, don’t ask no questions why
The fans all know the Leafs just make ’em cry
Why? Why? Why?
Hard to get around, lasting to the end of the round
This cat of the rink, has a mind, he can think
But a weakness was shown, his points dropped a little low
The man skates alone and the high slot is his own
Aw, Superfly!
The fans will wish you were some other guy
And if you’re dealt, don’t ask no questions why
At least you haven’t scored on your own side
My oh my
The games he plays, he plays for keeps
NHL or ball in the street
Tryin’ ta get over
(That’s what he’s trying to do, y’all)
Taken all that he can take
Gonna rearrange a face
Tryin’ ta get over (x4)
Oh, Superfly…
The aim of his role is to prevent more goals
Ask him his dream – what does it mean? – he wouldn’t know
Can’t be like the rest, want to win the Norris
But the draft’s running out… will his game impress?
Oh, Superfly!
Who knows exactly how far you’ll slide?
Could be the teens, or down to forty-five
In the end, just gotta keep your pride
My oh my
Superfly…
Tryin’ ta get over… (repeat and fade)
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Jun 22, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah I'd rather have 2 darts
Vote Yes on August 1st.
I assume that's in a totally platonic way
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by Dominik on Jun 21, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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