{"id":255,"date":"2022-09-16T13:20:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2022-09-16T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:20:50","slug":"maple-leafs-on-the-move-up-curtis-douglas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/16\/maple-leafs-on-the-move-up-curtis-douglas\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs on the Move Up, Curtis Douglas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the Toronto Maple Leafs get ready for the regular season, there will likely be several spaces on their roster to fill. At least, that’s what Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas promised. At the end of last season, Dubas invited some of the Toronto Marlies players together to talk about the fact that there would be jobs on the big club’s roster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, that makes perfect financial sense. With the team’s salary-cap issues, inexpensive contracts will be valued. Which of the Toronto Marlies players will get the first chance to be part of the Maple Leafs roster out of the training camp?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Is Maple Leafs\u2019 Nick Robertson Bound for the AHL \u2013 Again & Again?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Number of Players Seem to Be Ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A number of Marlies’ players seem ready for possible prime-time action. My first guess is that the Maple Leafs will offer Nick Robertson an excellent chance to make the team. He’s been knocking at the door for a couple of years but went door to injuries. Is he injury-prone, or was he simply unlucky?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nick Robertson, Maple Leafs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As some interesting youngsters hadho had some time with the big club. A couple of these players include Alex Steeves, Nick Abruzzese, Bobby McMann, and Pontus Holmberg (who I wrote about in a previous post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Maple Leafs Need to Split Up Matthews & Marner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What About Curtis Douglas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About Curtis Douglas, who doesn’t want to see him play? He’s one of the most intriguing players in the Maple Leafs’ organization. Specifically, the organization seems filled with smaller players. But Douglas is completely different. He’s a 6-foot-8 and 238-pound physical force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to his teammates, Douglas is a giant.\u00a0When Douglas plays his first shift in the NHL, he\u2019ll be the biggest forward ever to play in the NHL. Intriguing, right? But, is he a good player?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Toronto Marlies signed 21-year-old centre Curtis Douglas to a two-year AHL contract with the team. Douglas played with the Belleville Senators after being an unsigned draft pick out of the OHL. Douglas was originally a fourth-round pick of the Dallas Stars in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f\u00a0News | We\u2019ve signed forward Curtis Douglas to a two-year AHL contract.#ForeverStartsHere<\/a><\/p>— Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) July 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>