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5 Toronto Maple Leafs Players to Watch at NHL Prospect Tournament

By Stephen Nixon

LAVAL, QC - OCTOBER 27: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev #19 of the Toronto Marlies takes a shot near Michael Pezzetta #23 of the Laval Rocket during the third period at Place Bell on October 27, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
LAVAL, QC - OCTOBER 27: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev #19 of the Toronto Marlies takes a shot near Michael Pezzetta #23 of the Laval Rocket during the third period at Place Bell on October 27, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 02: Keith Petruzzelli #35 of the USA makes a save against . (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Keith Petruzzelli
DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 02: Keith Petruzzelli #35 of the USA makes a save against . (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Keith Petruzzelli /

No. 3: Keith Petruzzelli

I want Petruzzelli to succeed so bad and hope that he can somehow establish himself as a full-time Toronto Marlies goaltender this year, but all signs point towards him starting with the Newfoundland Growlers once again.

At 6-foot-5, 185 pounds, Petruzzelli looks like your modern-day NHL type of goaltender. Goaltenders take even longer than defensemen to develop, so although he’s 23-years-old, he still has another two-to-three years of development until he’ll be ready for the NHL.

It’ll take some time for him to finally get there, but Petruzzelli is the type of goalie you need to keep in your system and watch him grow, because he definitely has NHL aspirations.

During his first season in the Leafs system, the Wilbraham, MA native had a .927 SV% and 2.01 GAA in 23 games with the Growlers. His numbers dropped when he was called up to the Marlies, but he only played five games, so his .902 SV%  and 3.12 GAA shouldn’t be anything to worry about long-term.

Joseph Woll, Erik Kallgren, Dylan Ferguson and Dennis Hildeby are all young intriguing goaltending prospects in the Leafs system, but Petruzzelli is the one that intrigues me the most.

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