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TORONTO — Moving on from a play-in round loss has proven to be a drawn-out process this summer for Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas, who has no choice but to wait for the NHL’s Toronto playoff bubble to clear out of his team’s facilities before fully transitioning into off-season mode.
One player eager to join the Leafs ranks is Alexander Barabanov. The KHL standout signed a one-year, entry-level contract with Toronto on April 7, and Dubas said he’ll be coming to Toronto with his wife in a few weeks to begin the mandatory 14-day quarantine period before the 26-year-old winger gets to work with his first NHL team.
Like most things in the COVID-19 era, there is “no set-in-stone way” for Dubas to conduct business now, especially when it comes to prospects. Much of the decision making is based on player preferences, at least for those fortunate enough to have options.on loan to the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, while Filip Kral has gone to HC Prerov in the Czech Republic and Jesper Lindgren is back with the SHL’s Modo. But most players are waiting in limbo, standing by for word on what’s to come.
“I look at our third-round pick, [defenceman] Mikko Kokkonen, and I don't know that we would want to disrupt his season in Finland where they've got him wearing a letter now as a young player,” Dubas said. “But we would have a discussion with the team [Jukurit Mikkeli] and his agent about it. And then there’s [2019 fourth-round pick] Nick Abruzzese, who we’re waiting on. He's 21 now and had a great season [44 points in 33 games] as a forward at Harvard.
The Leafs annual prospect development camp would normally be a critical week for all their top prospects in getting ready for a next step in training camp. The 26 attendees were treated to a morning session of hockey talks, where Pellerin said he and his staff shared videos and concepts. Then in the afternoon, players participated in seminars taught by other departments, like media relations.
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