He's property of the Marlies for this season, so I would think that another NHL team would need to get permission from the Marlies/Leafs to even have discussions with him.
I think legally, it would just be the Marlies.
Knowing Burke's background I doubt he would stand in the way of Ranger signing a NHL contract anywhere.
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using his big frame to create space and his skating ability to find open lanes to drive the net. He stands 6-3 and is a natural goal scorer with plenty of confidence.
He's a scout's dream in the way he prepares himself and plays an unselfish game, making smart decisions with the puck. With his bloodlines, he certainly understands what it will take to make it at the next level.
Just a quick note on Randy's comments on the goaltending. Whatever he said is meaningless, he will not question who we have now, he will attempt to appear quite confident, he will not say "man, these two bums scare me, get her done Burkie!", so listening to TSN analyze his comments are pure hilarity.
The two are as similar as they come. 18 year old offensive defensemen with very little to prove offensively in juniors.
Carlyle might be right to think that he can teach Rielly how better to position in the defensive zone than the coaching staff at Moose Jaw.
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against the best players in the world, and see how it goes!"..
versus
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against players that you're quite a bit better than"..
It would probably go much better in the second scenario... Which he could then build off of and be able to do it against the best of the best in the future.
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against the best players in the world, and see how it goes!"..
versus
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against players that you're quite a bit better than"..
It would probably go much better in the second scenario... Which he could then build off of and be able to do it against the best of the best in the future.
No reason to rush him.
This .. However with a short camp, Carlyle won't have much time to work with Rielly .. So I can see Carlyle giving Rielly a few games with the Leafs before sending him back down so he can get a glimpse of what the show is about and give him perspective on what he has to work on
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against the best players in the world, and see how it goes!"..
versus
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against players that you're quite a bit better than"..
It would probably go much better in the second scenario... Which he could then build off of and be able to do it against the best of the best in the future.
No reason to rush him.
That's a really silly false dilemma. Why wouldn't you want to play him against tougher competition and see how it goes? If he shows that he's ready to play at the NHL level, then it's not 'rushing' at all. If he's not, then you send him back.
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against the best players in the world, and see how it goes!"..
versus
"Hey Rielly, go try this thing you haven't tried before against players that you're quite a bit better than"..
It would probably go much better in the second scenario... Which he could then build off of and be able to do it against the best of the best in the future.
No reason to rush him.
If he can continuously out skate his opponents in junior, he won't have a need to better position himself in the defensive zone. And his coach would have little incentive to teach him.
Not every weakness will be overcome by playing against a weaker opponent.
Yes Ranger can be invited to any NHL teams training camp and sign with any NHL team.
No he can't...you can't simply walk out on an AHL contract because you feel like it. He can only go to Leafs camp unless Burke specifically gives permission.
