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Let's go with Alphonse Fry
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I think that's a fun one. Very fun. He is a very smart puck mover
0:08
but he's also got that two-way defensive game pretty much solid already
0:15
I wonder if there is, like I said before, a hesitancy with going back to Sweden
0:20
because they've been maybe not burned, but they haven't had the results that they've wanted
0:26
I don't think Fry would fall into that, though. He's been one of the fastest risers
0:30
or hottest risers, I guess, lately, and he gives them another good left-handed shot
0:36
after they have sort of piled up a good number of right-handed shots
0:41
thinking of like Topi Niemela and some other guys like that. So, yeah, maybe a bit of a risk
0:48
but the Leafs are the Leafs. They have a really strong team right now
0:54
and getting a first-round pick in the top 23, I guess, which feels still pretty early
1:03
I think is just a little bit of an icing on the cake, so they can take a riskier pick
1:09
Peter, what do you think about Fry going to the Maple Leafs? Yeah, he's actually one of my..
1:15
I do agree that defense is gonna be a main priority for the Maple Leafs
1:20
because I know that maybe a right shot would have been a little bit more up their alley
1:25
but you know what? He's got that offensive game in him. Yeah, there are some aspects of the defensive game
1:31
that maybe can be a little bit too risky, but when he isn't trying to make something
1:36
he's a little bit calm under pressure. He isn't being as overly aggressive
1:41
and he does have a very strong foundation to a two-way game
1:44
that he can develop on it. They need more mobility on the back end
1:51
As you mentioned, Niemela is that guy on the right-hand side, but you need a little bit more
1:56
You can't just have those shut-down, two-way type of players. You need a little bit more offense
2:01
and he's got that speed, and there were a few games in the U18
2:05
where he absolutely took charge on the rush and was just doing everything himself, so really great pick
2:11
I do think defense is more up their alley, and I do think Fry is definitely gonna be
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one of those guys that's gonna be on their radar
