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Toronto Maple Leafs December AHL Prospect Update

By Mark VanderLugt

TORONTO, ON- MAY 3 - Toronto Marlies forward, recently signed Egor Korshkov (96) skates in the warm-up, he was the Toronto Maple Leafs 2016 second-round pick as the teams warm up before Toronto Marlies play the Cleveland Monstersin game two of their second round Calder Cup play-off series at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto. May 3, 2019. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON- MAY 3 - Toronto Marlies forward, recently signed Egor Korshkov (96) skates in the warm-up, he was the Toronto Maple Leafs 2016 second-round pick as the teams warm up before Toronto Marlies play the Cleveland Monstersin game two of their second round Calder Cup play-off series at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto. May 3, 2019. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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PROVIDENCE, RI – JANUARY 4: Teemu Kivihalme #16 of the Colorado College Tigers skates against the Providence College Friars during NCAA hockey at Schneider Arena on January 4, 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Friars won 5-3. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) /

D- Teemu Kivihalme, 6’0 180- AHL (GP; 24, G; 2, A; 4, PTS;6)

Like Lindgren, this season has also been relatively quiet for Teemu Kivihalme.

What is encouraging, despite the low point totals, is that Teemu is being played in the Marlies’ top 4. This may be due to the fact that Rasmus Sandin is with Sweden’s world junior team, but it shows that management trusts Kivihalme.

Teemu has to show that he can keep up with the pace of the AHL, or his tenure with Toronto will be a very quick one.

I like his overall game and what he brings to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, but he’s another left handed defenceman.

Being a defenceman in Toronto is a great problem to be in- the media is hard to deal with, but the payoff of playing well, is huge. Teemu has shown that he can battle through adversity in Finland and university hockey with Colorado.

Now that Teemu is in Toronto, he is going to have to show why it was worth it to take a chance on him.

ETA; To be quite honest, I don’t think Kivihalme has much of a shot cracking the Leafs at this point in time.

Scouting report; A dependable, puck moving d-man, who is capable of eating up important minutes for the Marlies

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