Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs Sign Adam Brooks to ELC

[Jeffler]

I liked the original title better.

Shouts out to PJ though.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Our next Connor Brown

 

[Bluelines]

Great article on him here

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/...adam-brooks-the-leafs-junior-hockey-superstar

 

[number72]

Prairie Jesus comes from Twitter. I believe it was started by Jeff Veillette

jeffler does it again. i want the t-shirt, that say prairie jesus.
it will go well with leafs are actually good shirt.

 

[Mr Hockey]

No joke, do not be surprised if this guy plays some NHL games next year.

Either due to injury or due to him grabbing that 4th line center spot.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him play wing, on the Marlies next season.

 

[FlareKnight]

Certainly well deserved.

 

[Cor]

I liked the original title better.

Shouts out to PJ though.

Yeah, don't know who changed it.

I changed it back

 

[Go4soda]

Between Brooks, Marner, and Brown, Leafs draft picks have had a near monopoly on CHL scoring...

And we had Leipsic, too.... a chl scoring champ. (Although not our pick)

 

[Pholus]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him play wing, on the Marlies next season.

I would be very suprised to see him playing wing, we have more wingers than spots available and his only competition for center on a scoring line right now is Ben Smith. Based on current contracts, it would take another pre-season injury or really bad play for him to not earn the #2C role for the Marlies opener.

 

[Bullseye]

What happened in the playoffs - knee injury?

 

[Mr Hockey]

I would be very suprised to see him playing wing, we have more wingers than spots available and his only competition for center on a scoring line right now is Ben Smith. Based on current contracts, it would take another pre-season injury or really bad play for him to not earn the #2C role for the Marlies opener.

This is what the Marlies center depth look like at present

• Smith
• Aaltonen
• Cameranesi
• Gauthier
• Brooks
• Toninato < I'm assuming he gets offered something

These were the Marlies centers in the last round of the playoffs last year

Colin Greening- 31
Cal O'Reilly - 30
Brett Findlay - 24
Sergey Kalinin - 26

 

[gravyface]

This is what the Marlies center depth look like at present

• Smith
• Aaltonen
• Cameranesi
• Gauthier
• Brooks
• Toninato < I'm assuming he gets offered something

These were the Marlies centers in the last round of the playoffs last year

Colin Greening- 31
Cal O'Reilly - 30
Brett Findlay - 24
Sergey Kalinin - 26

Forgot about him. Didn't think much of him (Marlies depth), but then I read this:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-coach-babcock-optimisitc-aaltonen-next-season/

“Until he gets here, until we see him play every day with us, I don’t know for sure,†Babcock said before Saturday’s game against Chicago. “What I do know is he plays fast, he shoots the puck, he’s a competitive guy. We think he’s a guy who can help our roster.

“Now he’s got to make the transition and he’s got to have a big summer, and I think he will.â€Â

Babs usually doesn't talk about AHL guys much, are the Leafs thinking of leaving 4C open for him or a guy like Brooks? Would explain why they didn't reach out to Boyle.

 

[thewave]

This is what the Marlies center depth look like at present

• Smith
• Aaltonen
• Cameranesi
• Gauthier
• Brooks
• Toninato < I'm assuming he gets offered something

These were the Marlies centers in the last round of the playoffs last year

Colin Greening- 31
Cal O'Reilly - 30
Brett Findlay - 24
Sergey Kalinin - 26

Nasty

 

[TMLFOREVER**]

He actually was not spectacular in the rookie tournament honestly. That may be the reason he did not get one then.

You probably forget he was ill last year.

 

[showtime8]

This is what the Marlies center depth look like at present

• Smith
• Aaltonen
• Cameranesi
• Gauthier
• Brooks
• Toninato < I'm assuming he gets offered something

These were the Marlies centers in the last round of the playoffs last year

Colin Greening- 31
Cal O'Reilly - 30
Brett Findlay - 24
Sergey Kalinin - 26

Brooks will have a lot of room to make an impact on the Marlies this season.

Gauthier won't be back for a while, Cameranesi could be with the ECHL or AHL, Smith is probably the 13th/14th forward with the Leafs.

The likeliness is the Leafs sign at least 1 or 2 veterans once free agency opens.

But my guess is Brooks starts in a 3rd or 4th line role. I like the situation for him.

 

[hockeywiz542]

former regina pats captain adam brooks is cherishing a signature moment in his hockey career.

It was announced thursday that brooks has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the toronto maple leafs, who picked him in the fourth round of last year’s nhl draft. The deal completes his transition from the whl to the professional ranks, bringing him a step closer to his nhl dream.

"i was pretty shaky when i was signing the paper,” brooks said with a laugh from his home in winnipeg. "it was definitely exciting and pretty surreal. You talk about a lifetime of hard work. That’s what it was, not only by me but by my family as well. They sacrificed a lot in order for me to get to that point."

brooks doesn’t take those sacrifices lightly.

“you think about all the times that your parents rushed home from work to take you to hockey or set up rides for you,” he continued. “all the times they’d put you in camps or summer training, things like that. Now that (the contract) is done you get a chance to think about those things but you have to keep moving forward and create new memories and keep this hockey thing going as long as possible.”

“in junior you know you’re going back every year,” he said. “that was the case for me last year when i went to camp (with toronto). I knew no matter what happened i had a spot in regina. Obviously that’s not possible anymore. I was kind of on the edge of my seat (waiting for the contract). Now i know i’m going to be playing in the organization somewhere, whether it be the ahl or the (echl). You never really know.”

“they probably have an idea of where they see me fitting,” he said. “ultimately you want to go in and put your best foot forward and make a good impression. You’re their property for three years and you want to get off on the right foot.”

 

[bonjovi0308]

At least Craig Button is high on Brooks, pretty unusual when Brooks is not a high draft pick.

 

[TheBigThree]

Didn't know much about him till today and I kinda can't wait to see him tryout for the team and especially in the AHL

 

[WestCoastLeafs]

What's his defensive game supposed to be like?

 

[Stigma]

Very happy for this guy! I was a fan of this pick right from the get go.

I think, around the fall of 2018, the genius of Hunter and his scouts will start to really become apparent.

 

[Bluelines]

Brooks will have a lot of room to make an impact on the Marlies this season.

Gauthier won't be back for a while, Cameranesi could be with the ECHL or AHL, Smith is probably the 13th/14th forward with the Leafs.

The likeliness is the Leafs sign at least 1 or 2 veterans once free agency opens.

But my guess is Brooks starts in a 3rd or 4th line role. I like the situation for him.

The "formula" they have been using recently on the farm, is when an "offensive first" rookie comes in he goes 3rd or 4th line, he proves he can play a defensive game, then he is moved up. they did it Nylander, they did it with Brown, they did it with Kapanen and so on. Brooks will get the same treatment.

 

[Leaf Shaker]

Between Brooks, Marner, and Brown, Leafs draft picks have had a near monopoly on CHL scoring...

Maybe someone should remind Don Cherry of that.

 

[Macallan18]

You all knew this one was coming no doubt. Now let's see what he can do for a season or two developing on the Marlies.

I didn't know it was coming, but very happy it happened. I think he could be a real dark horse.

 

[Stand Witness]

I liked the original title better.

Shouts out to PJ though.

Shut up Jeffler

 

[Stephen23]

Between Brooks, Marner, and Brown, Leafs draft picks have had a near monopoly on CHL scoring...

Leipsic was another one