Prospect Info: Josh Brook

[euhchepas]

So where will this kid be next year? AHL or will he crack our weak 3rd pairing?

100% AHL, Juulsen is coming back next year he'll be our 3rd RD. they aren't going to play Brook on his off side as a rookie

 

[ottawa]

100% AHL, Juulsen is coming back next year he'll be our 3rd RD. they aren't going to play Brook on his off side as a rookie

Didn't know it was confirmed Juulsen was coming back next year, glad to hear that. Hopefully he can continue his development.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Didn't know it was confirmed Juulsen was coming back next year, glad to hear that. Hopefully he can continue his development.

MB confirmed it a month ago.

 

[ottawa]

MB confirmed it a month ago.

I haven't been following the habs much lately.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Wait so ahead of him are Poehling, Suzuki, Primeau, Romanov, and...do they still consider Juulsen a prospect or something?

 

[sharks9]

Wait so ahead of him are Poehling, Suzuki, Primeau, Romanov, and...do they still consider Juulsen a prospect or something?

They must, because he's not listed with the 21-and-under NHLers. Although he does turn 22 in two weeks

 

[euhchepas]

Wait so ahead of him are Poehling, Suzuki, Primeau, Romanov, and...do they still consider Juulsen a prospect or something?

maybe kotkaniemi is still a prospect in their eyes?

 

[le_sean]

Lol listing Ikonen as a “speedster”. Just because he’s smaller and Finnish? Clearly they’ve never seen him play.

 

[EveryDay]

Should they announce today the finalist for WHL defenceman of the year?

 

[Mrb1p]

Lol listing Ikonen as a “speedster”. Just because he’s smaller and Finnish? Clearly they’ve never seen him play.

That was exactly my reaction.

Also calling Brook merely an offensive puck rusher... so lazy.

 

[ToNedOuT]

This list is garbage. They’ve clearly not watched Brook or Ikonen and apparently Cale Fleury has impressed Canadians.

 

[Habs Halifax]

They are nothing alike though, Brook is one of the smartest player whenever he's on the ice, and its quite the opposite when Bouchard is on the ice.

Nothing alike? They have parts of their game where it's a different style yes. But that's not the point. The point he Brook is just as good as Bouchard. I didn't say they play the exact same game.

 

[Mrb1p]

Nothing alike? They have parts of their game where it's a different style yes. But that's not the point. The point he Brook is just as good as Bouchard. I didn't say they play the exact same game.

Brook is better.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Brook is better.

I may be bias but I think I agree. He is a much better skater IMO. This will go a long way at the NHL level. Bouchard has a Weber style game. Not the end of the world but you need to find a good partner for them to play with

However, at this stage, I feel more safe by saying Brook is just as good as Bouchard. Lets see how it looks 12 months from now.

Brook and Romanov as back to back steals in the 2nd round. In TT I trust! Just accumulate the picks and let him do his job.

 

[Mrb1p]

I may be bias but I think I agree. He is a much better skater IMO. This will go a long way at the NHL level. Bouchard has a Weber style game. Not the end of the world but you need to find a good partner for them to play with

Bouchard doesn't have a Weber style game at all though. He's an offensive Dman that likes to sling passes from the back end and shoot in the Ozone. Aside from the shot, there's little comparable there, Weber is a much much smarter Dman, he's a defensive D with a cannon shot, Bouchard's defensive game is closer to Beaulieu than.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Bouchard doesn't have a Weber style game at all though. He's an offensive Dman that likes to sling passes from the back end and shoot in the Ozone. Aside from the shot, there's little comparable there, Weber is a much much smarter Dman, he's a defensive D with a cannon shot, Bouchard's defensive game is closer to Beaulieu than.

I think he has a Weber style game. He scores goals with his booming shot and skating is not his strength. Plays a physical game too.

 

[Just Linda]

I seem to be in the minority who still rate Bouchard extremely highly lol

 

[Runner77]

Which Habs prospects made the top 100? Poehling, Suzuki, Romanov?

Found a tweet that gives the rankings:

 

[Habs Halifax]

So where will this kid be next year? AHL or will he crack our weak 3rd pairing?

He might have an outside shot at LD with Petry. Brook has had experience playing LD. If not, he will battle Juulsen for the 3rd pairing RD spot.

 

[ottawa]

Found a tweet that gives the rankings:

How good is their ranking? Can't be that good if they forgot Josh Brook no?

 

[Habs Halifax]

Found a tweet that gives the rankings:

Suzuki is the flashiest and get gets the best ranking because of it. I have Suzuki as our 4th best prospect behind Brook, Romanov, Poehling. I have Suzuki and Primeau as equals and then Ylonen, Olofsson, Ikonen, Evans as equals behind them. Juulsen to me is similar to Mete... no longer prospects. Juulsen most certainly was playing solid in a top 4D role and was our best D man behind Petry and a injury de-railed his season.

We have both quality and quantity and more to come in this next draft.

1) Brook & Romanov
3) Poehling
4) Suzuki and Primeau
6) Ylonen, Olofsson, Ikonen, Evans, Fleury
11) Harris, McShane, Fonstad, Stapley

 

[Guns n Roses]

He might have an outside shot at LD with Petry. Brook has had experience playing LD. If not, he will battle Juulsen for the 3rd pairing RD spot.

Please no. Let’s keep him on the right side. This is the NHL not shirts against skins ball hockey. We would be doing Brook a great disservice by placing him out of position. Let him play in Laval. Bergecrap will just have to fill the LD with NHL caliber players.

 

[Mrb1p]

Found a tweet that gives the rankings:

I mean the ranking is not so bad, the problem is mostly Josh Brook. What the hell, man.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Please no. Let’s keep him on the right side. This is the NHL not shirts against skins ball hockey. We would be doing Brook a great disservice by placing him out of position. Let him play in Laval. Bergecrap will just have to fill the LD with NHL caliber players.

I'm not afraid to try different options. You can try it in camp or in pre-season. No harm done IMO. This will not destroy his development and I think he can handle it. Is this my #1 plan? No, it's just an option I would try

 

[Mrb1p]

How good is their ranking? Can't be that good if they forgot Josh Brook no?

Overall it doesn't seem that bad TBH. If you omit Brook, who should absolutely be a top 20 prospect in the NHL.

Suzuki and Poehling are top 30 ish.