Although in the midst of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Toronto Maple Leafs are not done their rebuild.<\/p>\n
Fans may get excited with the youth, speed, and talent on the current establishment of the Maple Leafs, but there is still more to be done. The Leafs still have prospects waiting to get their chance.<\/p>\n
With the sheer number of unsigned prospects and soon-to-be-used draft picks, tough decisions lie ahead for Leafs management.<\/p>\n
I wrote a piece last month discussing the prospects set to expire this summer<\/a>. The decisions only get tougher in the coming seasons.<\/p>\n Following the 2017-18 season, the Leafs have to decide on\u00a0ten<\/strong>\u00a0players. This list includes 2016 31st overall pick Yegor Korshkov<\/strong> and 2015-16 WHL\u00a0leading scorer Adam Brooks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Leafs are getting their looks in now in preparation of these upcoming decisions. Everyone loves to hoard draft picks and develop prospects. There are simply not enough roster spots to develop all of your draft picks.<\/p>\n The try-outs for jobs have already begun, taking place at the Ricoh Coliseum in downtown Toronto.<\/p>\n It is common for NHL clubs to sign their junior prospects to an amateur try-out (ATO) to give them a taste of the professional game in the American Hockey League. In recent years, Toronto has done so with players such as Travis Dermott<\/strong> (OHL), Rinat Valiev<\/a><\/strong> (WHL), and Josh Leivo<\/a><\/strong> (OHL).<\/p>\n Much more uncommon is a European player signing an ATO.\u00a0After playing a full professional season, it is very rare to see a European come over to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n Beautiful goal and celly by Pierre Engvall. Huge 2-0 win for Mora as they fight for promotion to the SHL pic.twitter.com\/vlJcCsUKMl<\/a><\/p>\n — Future Of The Six (@FutureOfTheSix) March 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Amateur Try-Out<\/h3>\n
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