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Observations on Leafs' prospect scrimmage

- Auston Matthews lights up the building when he picks up the puck in the offensive zone. He carries the puck in traffic really well with his head up, which allows him to be more manoeuvrable (not to mention fast). As soon as he touched the puck I thought "Wow! Who is that? ... Oh." It's exciting because he looks just as good as advertised.

- Travis Dermott, the more I watch of him, just plays a safe game. I like the way he takes away space around his own blue line and uses a quick stick to stop a rush.