Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Brett Leason signs his ELC

[Artorius Horus T]

Capitals Sign Brett Leason

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[Artorius Horus T]

3rd round biggest steal. Probably a biggest steal from 2nd round on.

 

[boredmale]

3rd round biggest steal. Probably a biggest steal from 2nd round on.

He was picked mid to late 2nd round

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Not surprised one bit of this signing.
One of the most NHL ready players in this Draft.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

He was picked mid to late 2nd round

My bad, sorry.

 

[bigdog16]

Not surprised one bit of this signing.
One of the most NHL ready players in this Draft.

He was older than everyone else sooooo yea logic would say he should be closer to NHL ready than the others

 

[Legend123]

He was older than everyone else sooooo yea logic would say he should be closer to NHL ready than the others

Soooo??

 

[PG Canuck]

Not surprised one bit of this signing.
One of the most NHL ready players in this Draft.

Wonder why

 

[Artorius Horus T]

He was older than everyone else sooooo yea logic would say he should be closer to NHL ready than the others

True that he was one of oldest, nevertheless.... just because you are old, doesn't automatically
make you ready, he ACTUALLY is ready. and its not because of his age.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Oh, i forgot. Congrats Brett.

 

[boredmale]

My bad, sorry.

Actually 56th, that would be a late 2nd. as an islanders fan I was sort of annoyed because I would have loved him to drop to 57(our pick)

 

[bigdog16]

True that he was one of oldest, nevertheless.... just because you are old, doesn't automatically
make you ready, he ACTUALLY is ready. and its not because of his age.

You are far more likely to be NHL ready if you are older and more mature...yes, his age is a massive contributing factor

 

[Finnish your Czech]

You are far more likely to be NHL ready if you are older and more mature...yes, his age is a massive contributing factor

No, I think he needs another few more years in the WHL to be ready for the pros.

 

[izzy]

thread would look funny if he ends up in the echl this year

 

[John Johnson]

Can someone fill me in on why he was such a big steal? Wasn't he an overager in the CHL last year?

 

[PullHard]

No, I think he needs another few more years in the WHL to be ready for the pros.

The WHL has a cap on age, brainiac! The More You Know!!!

 

[Jacob]

True that he was one of oldest, nevertheless.... just because you are old, doesn't automatically
make you ready, he ACTUALLY is ready. and its not because of his age.

Yes it is.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Can someone fill me in on why he was such a big steal? Wasn't he an overager in the CHL last year?

At the World Juniors he looked a lot better than some 1st round picks that are his age.

 

[John Johnson]

At the World Juniors he looked a lot better than some 1st round picks that are his age.

Ah right forgot how much stock people put into the WJC. Well I sincerely hope he turns out better than every other CHL over-ager to join the league.

 

[TT1]

he really was insane steal

 

[itsjustsurvival]

Excited to see how he turns out. Washington's last two drafts look promising.

 

[hockeykicker]

is kinda interesting how no one drafted him in 2017 or 2018

 

[elitepete]

6’5 c with good hands. I think he will be a good player.

 

[hockeykicker]

6’5 c with good hands. I think he will be a good player.

he isnt a center fwiw

 

[SeaOfBlue]

At the World Juniors he looked a lot better than some 1st round picks that are his age.

Kind of went down from there for him though.

As someone who watched a fair bit of Prince Albert both this year and last year, he definitely has improved but to me does not seem like someone who has a superb high end. He seems like either a bottom 6er or maybe a guy who could ride shotgun with two really good players as a cheaper top 9 option (kind of like Hyman without the defensive ability).

That's valuable, but it's far from a steal in the 2nd round. You can find a lot of those guys in the middle rounds or later, they just are not as developed as a D+2 would be.