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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Past Leafs

Mark Bell DOB Aug 5 1980 Place of Birth: St. Paul's,ONT Ht 6'3" Wt 190 -Shoots L Seasons 8 Acquired: Traded to Toronto by San Jose with Vesa Toskala for Toronto's 1st Assets: has good strength andtoughness, excellant heavy shot Flaws: intensity sags from shift to shift Career potential: top 6 forward
Wade Belak Defense - Right WingBorn Jul 3 1976 -- Saskatoon, SASK Height 6.05 -- Weight 223 -- Shoots R Selected by Quebec Nordiques round 1 #12 overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft
45 Carlo Colaiacovo- DOB: Jan 27, 1983 Age: 25 Place of Birth: Toronto, Ont., Canada HT: 6-1 WT: 188 Shoots: L NHL Seasons: 6 Drafted by Toronto in 2001 (1/17). Acquired: Drafted by the Leafs Assets Plays a sound positional game and rarely gets beaten one-on-one. Has plenty of offensive upside. Flaws: durability . Needs to gain more experience before becoming a factor at the NHL level. Career potential Top four defenseman..
22 Boyd Devereaux DOB: Apr 16, 1978 Age: 28 Place of Birth: Seaforth, Ont., Canada HT: 6-2 WT: 195 Shoots: L NHL Seasons: 11 Drafted by Edm in 1996 (1/6). Acquired: Signed as a free agent Assets:excellant speed and defensive instincts Flaws: shy on offensive touch Career potential: 4th line winger pk specialist
44 Staffan Kronwall -DOB: Sep 10, 1982 Age: 24 Place of Birth: Jarfalla, Sweden HT: 6-3 WT: 209 Shoots: L Drafted by Toronto in 2002 (9/285). Acquired: Drafted by Tor 02' 9/285 Assets Has good mobility from the back end, and usually plays a safe, solid game. Owns good size and decent all-around potential. Flaws offensive potential is limited, is prone to the occasional rookie misplay. Career potential No. 4 or 5 defenseman.
24 Bryan McCabe - DOB: Jun 8, 1975 Age: 33 Place of Birth: St. Catharines, Ont., Canada HT: 6-2 WT: 220 Shoots: L NHL Seasons: 13 Drafted by NY Islanders in 1993 (2/40).Acquired: 02-Oct-00:Trade for Alexander Karpovtsev and a 4th rnd selection (Vladimir Gusev) in 2001 Assets Is extremely aggressive in the defensive zone. Has a good shot from the point. Knows when to pinch in from the back end. Can log an abundance of minutes. Flaws Has cut down on his propensity to make mistakes in the defensive zone but still needs more work in that department. Still lacks judgment on occasion. Career potential Top four defenseman.
13 Sundin- DOB: Feb 13, 1971 Age: 37 Place of Birth: Bromma, Sweden HT: 6-5 WT: 231 Shoots: R NHL Seasons: 18 Drafted by Quebec in 1989 (1/1). Acquired: 28 June 04 traded Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and 1st round selection (Jeffrey Kealty) in 1994 to the Quebec Nordiques for Mats Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and 1st round selection (previously acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers, later traded to the Washington Capitals - Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994-Assets Has excellent strength and reach and is very hard to get the puck from. Is extremely slick, loves to find the holes and has a wide variety of shots. Durable is the key to his long-term success. Flaws While strong on his skates, he's not overly physical considering his size. Has defensive limitations. Is slowly starting to show signs of decay. Career potential First line center.
10 - Alexander Steen C DOB: Mar 1, 1984 Age: 25 Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Man., Canada HT: 5-11 WT: 183 Shoots: L Seasons: 5 Acquired Drafted by Toronto in 2002 (1/24)Assets Owns excellent on-ice awareness and hockey sense. Very creative player with the puck when speeding in towards the net. Flaws Doesn't own a big shot. Doesn't always finish his great on ice plays Career potential First line forward
Mikael Tellqvist DOB: Sep 19, 1979Age: 29 Place of Birth: Sundbyberg, Sweden HT: 5-11 WT: 185Shoots: L NHL Seasons: 5 Drafted by Toronto in 2000 (3/70).
42 Kyle Wellwood C/RW Born May 16 1983 -- Windsor, ONT Height 5.10 -- Weight 180 Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs round 5 #134 overall 2001 NHL Entry Draft
55 Andy Wozniewski Defense Born May 25 1980 -- Buffalo Grove, IL Height 6.03 -- Weight 195

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