Maple Leafs Prospect Fraser Minten Removes Ego From the Equation Ahead of Training Camp

Fraser Minten is one of several players hoping to earn a roster spot out of training camp, but as he explained on Thursday, there's no place for ego on his journey.

Last fall, Minten defied the odds and actually made the Maple Leafs out of training camp as a 19-year-old. In order to open up a roster spot for the young rookie, the Leafs dealt veteran Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks, which showed how much confidence the Leafs had in the WHL star.

Unfortunately for Minten, his stay with the big club was a brief one, making his way into only 4 games under Sheldon Keefe before being sent back to the Kamloops Blazers to continue his junior career.

Coming into this season, Minten is much bigger, stronger and more mature than he was at this point last year, which bodes well for his bid to make the big club again. The one thing he won't bring to camp is an ego. The 20-year-old pivot revealed in an interview this week that he's re-reading one of his favourite books, entitled "Ego is the Enemy", by Ryan Holiday. Minten says the book helps him to remember that it's a process and that nothing entitles him to be able to jump the line.