Quoting: Oiler3535
Bracco was top winger in AHL last year so I'm guessing hes up quickly if he doesn't break camp with the team.
I agree with your second paragraph. I just think Bracco forces his way into the lineup.
For the 1st paragraph I agree 100%. Goat has been one of my nemesis players for years (Zaitzev, Hainsey and Marleau the others). But ge has looked great this preseason. If he could score I could see him forcing Spezza out. But, and I believe it's a huge huge but...a JLo sized but...it's preseason. I just can't commit to believing in him yet.
Lol. That is a big but!
Oh, I think Bracco is great and an nhl talent on most teams in the league. He looks deadly on the pp.
I just think that with the depth on RW he'll have a tough time cracking the roster given his role and the game he plays. And Babs. There's always the Babs factor...
I think given the skill that the leafs already have in the lineup and Babcocks preference for guys like Moore, Mikheyev, Korshcov and even guys like Agostino and Shore, it will be really tough for Bracco to fit in. Unless Marner, Nylander, Kapanen go down for a period of time, or unless Bracco absolutely blows the ahl away, i think he's in tough to be a leaf.
That said, he could be a really valuable trade chip at the deadline. Nothing wrong with that. He has an Nhl career ahead of him somewhere.