Leafs sign Bracco, Time marches on in victory over Bruins
March 21, 2017, 12:27 AM ET [467 Comments]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs started locking up their unsigned draft picks on Tuesday, signing 2015 second round pick Jeremy Bracco to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The 20-year-old Long Island native has 83 points (25 goals,58 assists) in 57 games with the Kitchener Rangers and Windsor Spitfires of the OHL and scored five points for Team USA at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Jeremy Bracco Right Wing
Born Mar 17 1997 -- Freeport, NY
Height 5.10 -- Weight 190 -- Shoots Right
Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs round 2 #61 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012-13 New Jersey Rockets AtJHL 30 16 34 50 24
2013-14 U.S. National Under-17 Team USHL 34 9 28 37 10 -- -- -- -- --
2014-15 U.S. National Under-18 Team USHL 24 14 18 32 6 -- -- -- -- --
2015-16 Boston College H-East 5 0 3 3 4
2015-16 Kitchener Rangers OHL 49 21 43 64 19 9 3 11 14 0
2016-17 Kitchener Rangers* OHL 27 17 34 51 4
2016-17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 30 8 24 32 2
Jeremy Bracco statistics provided by hockeyDB.com
Bracco's contract begins in the 2017-18 season, but would be eligible to play in the American Hockey League on an amateur tryout contract after the Spitfires season is over, but they are hosting the Memorial Cup which means he will be unavailable until late May.
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The scoreboard clock did not work for the first two periods of the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs game on Monday, and that was symbolic of the type of game it was.
Through 40 minutes, the contest closely resembled how the Bruins played when they were one of the best teams in the NHL earlier this decade, with names like Bergeron, Marchand, Chara, Krejci and Rask leading the way.
But in the third period, the clock moved forward and so did the Leafs, who scored three times in a 4-2 win at Air Canada Centre.
The victory moved Toronto to within one point of the Bruins for third place in the Atlantic Division and marked the first time since 1924-25 that Toronto swept the season series against Boston.
“I thought we got more and more competitive as the game went on. I thought we played better and better.” Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said after the game. “(It was) a real good win for our team obviously. I didn't like to give up the last goal, but a good win for our team. It felt good.”
David Backes and Morgan Rielly exchanged first period goals and the excellent goaltending performances by Tuukka Rask and Frederik Andersen kept the two sides off the scoreboard until the last two minutes of regulation.
With the game tied 1-1 and ex-Leaf Dominic Moore in the penalty box for interference, Tyler Bozak scored his 17th goal of the season to break the tie.
“(Boston is) a team that we’re trying to catch and (they were) trying to pull away from us.” Bozak said. “Those games are going to be tight, there’s not a lot of room. There going to be close games, so it’s nice that were finding ways to win.”
William Nylander and Nazem Kadri scored into an empty net to provide the Leafs some insurance, which was needed as Moore scored late in regulation to narrow the winning margin to two goals.
The Leafs took full advantage of their game in hand on the New York and Tampa Bay, moving three points ahead of the Islanders and four points in front of the Lightning in the race for an Eastern Conference wildcard spot and earned three of a possible four points in tough home games against Chicago and Boston.
“I think we've done a real good job this year finding ways to get points and grinding. Sometimes we don't get the two we'd like to have.” Babcock said. “We’ve found a way to get points on a lot of nights and tonight was another night against a good team with really high-end players with good experience who can hurt you and have been in a lot of situations. We haven't been in a lot of them and I thought we still did a good job and found a way to win.”
Toronto will not practice on Tuesday prior to traveling to Columbus for the first of back-to-back contests with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday.
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The Leafs are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss versus the Blues last night. It was a game with some excellent goaltending as both Frederik Andersen and Jake Allen did a phenomenal job at keeping the puck out of the net.
Both teams could have scored a handful of goals but it was a battle between the pipes. Andersen had 31 saves and Allen had 39. The Leafs dominated the faceoff circle last night as well as racked up a number of hits but were coughing up the puck a ton, giving up a total of 18 giveaways. Babcock is going to have to get some video going and ensure this doesn’t happen nearly as often.
Rielly buried his second of the year on a rebound, which was good enough to secure the Leafs a single point and helps continue their push into a playoff spot. The Leafs are now 25-17-11 and sitting pretty, but there is a lot of hockey left and no time to take the foot off the gas pedal. As I mention Rielly scored his second goal of the season and wow, it’s hard to believe that’s only his second goal of the season; personally, I expect more production from Morgan as the team matures going forward.
The Leafs will have the night off as they prepare for a big game versus the Sabres on Saturday night. I wonder if Eichel shows up on his scooter for this one.
Now looking at some Maple Leafs prospects, I’ve hand selected three players who I am quite keen on as the Leafs move forward. I left out Kapanen and Nielsen even though I think they are both going to be key pieces for the Leafs of the future. Here are some other names worth looking at:
Jospeh Woll: Boston College (H-East) – 14-9-1 with a 2.49 GAA and.920 save %
The Leafs were wise to draft a goalie considering what they have in the system right now just isn’t going to cut it when Andersen’s contract is up. Who knows how his five years in Toronto go, so why not draft a high quality goalie with some size and stock for the future. Whether or not Woll was the number one goalie the management wanted or not, they got him and he’s doing very well for himself thus far. Keep an eye on Woll as his career progresses forward, there is a good chance he could be our next number one as he is the best goalie prospect for the blue and white.
Jeremy Bracco: Kitchener Rangers (OHL) + Windsor Spitfires (OHL) – totalling 41 games with 20 goals, 44 assists and +11
Bracco started the season off on fire, actually something hotter than fire, that’s how badly he was killing it. He put up 51 points in 27 games playing for the Kitchener Rangers and has slowed a bit since being traded to Windsor scoring only 3 goals in 14 games. It’s nothing to worry about for Jeremy as he settles into his new team and surroundings. Bracco was selected by Hunter in the 2015 draft in the second round (#61), he’s short like Marner (5’9”) but has a more solid frame coming in around 185 pounds. Bracco is yet another highly skilled forward who just may end up skating alongside Matthews in the future. Many consider Bracco the Leafs top prospect, afterall; he did have a 26 game points streak to start the season.
Adam Brooks: Regina Pats (WHL) – 45 games, 30 goals, 60 assists with a whopping +36
Brooks was drafted in the fourth round (92) by the Leafs in 2016 and is the prototypical Hunter draft pick. He’s 5’11” 180 pounds and has an absolute boat load of skill. He really took off last year with 120 points in 72 games followed by 23 points in 12 playoff games. This kid can play! He’s 20 years old and will make the jump to the Marlies next year and if he has a successful season it won’t be long before we see Babcock insert him into the Leafs top 9. He’s likely a couple seasons away before making the jump to the NHL, but he could be a fourth round gem. Yet another Canadian talent that is shredding up the scoresheets and making Hunter look good.
It’s nice to see some high end forwards in the pipeline as the new NHL has a stiff salary cap and with players like Marner, Matthews and Nylander breaking out like they are; the Leafs will need some cheaper salaries to insert into the lineup.
As for goalies; it only takes one bad luck injury and the entire team’s season could be in jeopardy. The more quality goaltenders the Leafs have in the system the better off they will be going forward. I’d have no issues with Toronto drafting a goalie each and every year and see how they blossom over time.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend.
Go Leafs Go!
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