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Douglas is a nice BIG prospect in a system full of tiny players, but its not just a long shot he makes the NHL, its a real long shot.
Being honest, his highest UPSIDE is a 4th liner who might be able to take a regular shift. But in TOR where your top 5 forwards play 20 minutes, your 3rd line plays (4th line) 12-14 minutes and your 4th line plays only 10 minutes a night, theres little chance that he gets a regular shift IF he even reaches the highest of expectations.
Its a pretty weak and very small prospect pool. (Robertson injury/struggles, Amirov's health, Dubas trading picks dont help). But really the Leafs have a very tiny prospect pool in terms of player size (theres a reason gabriel, foligno, simmonds, clifford and now douglas have been added in last 2 yrs), Dubas continually goes for the small skill guys, which has made leaf fans over estimate Douglas and his future