The trade deadline is fast approaching, and that means looking at players who could be added to the Leafs to help their playoff push. On Monday's edition of the #MvsW podcast, John Ferguson Junior, the head of pro scouting for the San Jose Sharks, was asked by Jeff Marek :"What’s the one stat you value MOST as head pro scout of the Sharks?" JFJ stumbled around his words for a while before saying "Goals". Look everyone know that us here aren't anywhere near as good when it comes to evaluating talent as a man like John Ferguson Junior is. Aside from the box scores, he has something to judge we could never hope to have, a player's intangibles.
So let's do a bit of role playing here. We're all JFJ and we need to evaluate some talent. What do we look for and how to we value different aspects of a player's game? Well I think in the eyes of a man like JFJ, a hockey player can be broken down thusly:
Spot on don't you think? Links after the jump.
Leafs Links
PPP has the Zapruder film on the headshot that activated Grabbo's superskills as well as a look at his continued greatness.
The Brief Wonderous Life of Clark MacArthur
Do his two goals last night have any affect on his trade value?
Have the Maple Leafs Accomplished "The Drafting Goal"?
Dirty Dangle looks at 10 years of Leafs drafting.
Maple Leafs Sweep the Home and Home
Fighting for Stanley with a recap.
Grabovski's Four-Point Night Helps Leafs Dump Islander in Overtime
Game recap at the G&M.
How is #4 not Grabbo's 4 points huh? HUH?
An open letter to Jonas Gustavsson.
Weighing the Options: Toronto Maple Leafs' Mikael Grabovski
Three options for the pineapple hater.
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Now the Leafs Can Enjoy the Break
Mike from VLM loves Kessel on the Off Wing.
Other Links
An Optimist's Guide to Non-Playoff Teams
DGB see the glass half full.
