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Danila Yurov Fan Club Executive Assistant
- May 2, 2018
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Interesting takes by pronman. For some background I’ll tell you that he breaks down tiers by:
Special: One of very best plays at position
Elite: top 10-15% at position
High-end: 1st liner/top pair
Very good: top 6/top 4
Legit: bottom half lineup
9 player projected as 1st line or better
Laf in special tier, Byfield is bubble elite/special
Groups Stutzle, Raymond, Perfetti into Elite tier
Zary, Mercer, Jarvis all high-end/very good—> i.e. 1syt line tweeters. The first two there play center. Personally, Zary worries me.
Brenden Brisson at 14 is interesting. Has him listed as a C in the very good tier (top 6). I’m not super familiar with the player. Pronman has said before that he just lists the players as they’re listed by central scouting, so I’m intruiged as to if he’s an actual C.
14. Brendan Brisson, C, Chicago-USHL
Oct. 22, 2001 | 5-foot-11 | 179 pounds
Skating: 50
Puck Skills: 60
Physical Game: 45
Hockey Sense: 65
Shot Grade: 60
Brisson, the son of NHL agent Pat Brisson, was one of the best players in the USHL and had a great World Jr. A Challenge, tying the tournament record for scoring. Brisson is a very skilled player. He has the slick 1-on-1 skill to beat defenders consistently and make plays in small areas. He’s an extremely creative playmaker who can make a lot of plays off the perimeter and make plays with pace. He improvises very well, making high-end plays under pressure. Brisson is a great passer, but also a great goal-scorer, who scored numerous goals off his one-timer. That combination makes him very dangerous on the power play. Brisson has limitations in his size and speed, which is why some scouts still question how his game will translate. He does compete well, attacking the middle third of the ice; and he isn’t a perimeter player, although I wouldn’t call him very physical.
Ryan Hardy, GM of the Chicago Steel, on Brisson: “He has so many attributes that are attractive. He has skill, he can score, and he can make plays.”