Related: Today in Hockey History: July 20īarden noted that Moldenhauer’s puck protection under pressure and his ability to find open ice in small spaces was impressive. Early in the development camp, the 18-year-old skated with the first group and was a standout. He’s an excellent skater and a hard worker. Now that Moldenhauer is healthy, he’s been able to showcase his skills. However, he spent a lot of time in the hospital and had all sorts of health issues after he was “clipped with an errant skate” early in the season. Moldenhauer had only 18 goals and 27 assists (for 43 points) in 41 games in his first USHL season. Nick Moldenhauer, with the Chicago Steel ( Jenae Anderson / The Hockey Writers)īarden gave some background about Moldenhauer that put his USHL numbers into perspective. What do the Maple Leafs have in this youngster? Two days ago, LeafsNation’s Nick Barden wrote a nice post looking at three players who had “distanced themselves” early at the Maple Leafs’ development camp. Nick Moldenhauer was selected 95th overall by the Maple Leafs in the recent NHL Entry Draft. Item Two: What Do the Maple Leafs Have in Nick Moldenhauer? Should he leave, another team will get a 28-year-old who’s just had his career-best season with 13 goals and 38 assists (for 51 points) in 82 games.
A coach can rely on him being ready to jump in as needed. Second, he’s one of those players who either aren’t prone to injuries or aren’t prone to showing them. There are also two things that I also appreciate. Related: 10 Things You Never Knew About Hockey I remember that, during the COVID-19 shutdown, the Maple Leafs used the time to study film and came to realize how good Kerfoot was on the penalty kill. He reads the passing lanes well. Sometimes he played center and sometimes he played wing. He’s been dubbed a Swiss Army Knife because can play multiple positions. He’s a good pick-up because, although his cap hit is $3.5M, he is only owed $750K in salary.
And, given the way his contract is structured, there seems to be little doubt that the Maple Leafs would be able to find a trade partner should he be offered. There’s no doubt that Alex Kerfoot Is a valuable trade asset. Item One: If Kerfoot Leaves, He’ll Be Missed Although I really like almost everything about the NHL season – I know, I’m silly that way, I really look forward to the young players fighting to make their way onto the team’s roster. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: More About Aube-Kubel & Gaudetteįinally, I’ll look at one area I think will be improved for the 2022-23 NHL season. I’ll share information about one of the Maple Leafs’ draft picks from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft – Nick Moldenhauer. In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the value of Alex Kerfoot and note why I’ll miss him as a player should he be moved.
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