Confirmed with Link: Connor Brown OHL Player of the Year
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i think CB plays a slightly different game. ...and i hope this CB treats Toronto better than the last CB did, and has as good a career (in respective sport ...CB4)
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The Marlies are a good team with a winning mentality and when players like Leivo, D'amigo, Ashton, Carrick, Mckegg, Percy, Granberg you can see that we will be getting some quality NHLers. The Leafs have been signing 3rd liners + 4 liners for too long and it will be refreshing when locally developed talent will be filling these roles.
That's the strategy for pretty much every single successful team in the NHL and the Leafs finally seem to be realizing the importance of drafting and developing. I'm excited to see if our youngsters are good enough to play and possibly carry us like Detriot's rookies did.
That's the strategy for pretty much every single successful team in the NHL and the Leafs finally seem to be realizing the importance of drafting and developing. I'm excited to see if our youngsters are good enough to play and possibly carry us like Detriot's rookies did.
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went through this in one of the previous prospect threads, and I don't feel like doing the math right now: Brown was with McDavid to start the season, after Erie acquired Canucks prospect Brendan Gaunce the top line was Fox-Gaunce-Brown. During this time Connor's point production actually was higher then when he was playing with McDavid (granted they still shared PP time).
So certainly McDavid helped bring his numbers up (McDavid is a special player that brings everyones numbers up) Brown is a special player himself.
I also don't think many people realize how good defensively Brown really is, maybe because he's a winger, or because of the high point totals he put up. He was Erie's top PKer this season and one of the best PKers in the league.
Wish him well in Toronto next season. Hope his game translates to the pros, the drive and determination is certainly there. My favorite player to come through Erie.
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Sonofamitch
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I like how you chose to go back to 93 and not include the latest players drafted. I reckon you did that because you noticed that the records of draftees post-lockout have improved.
johnny_rudeboy
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Good.
Don't hate me for it but hopefully he will be our Alfredsson (short goalscoring rw who is good defensively and have leadership qualities). But perhaps lets see how he adjust to pro life first.
Was there not some Leafs prospect videos about their day to day life etc on yt before (focus on the OHL guys)? I can't seem to find them but I am almost certain they had one video of Brown.
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The only forwards on this list who didn't have a successful NHL careers are the ones bolded above. Two of which were 5'7", one was 5'9" in the big player era, and Wojtek is a lazy player who only cared about the offensive zone and used his size to dominate juniors. Connor Brown is a special kid. He is definitely undersized, but knows he needs to work on filling out his frame. This summer will be very important for his development, he will continue to spend his summer working with Barb and Belza to improve his skating and add strength.
Don't forget that Connor Brown has an amazing work ethic, is a born leader, and was voted the 2nd smartest & 2nd best PKer in the western conference this past season.
I hate saying this because he will fall way short of this, but Alfredsson or the winger version of Henrik Zetterberg (Not saying he can be Alfredsson/Zetterberg) should be his target of how to play in the NHL, versus Claude Giroux (who he claims to image his game after). Brown is already the same size as Giroux, but would be much better off adding extra weight and working on his skating to go with his vision and defensive smarts. That way, when/if he falls short of a top 6 NHL role, he can still fill a 3rd line role, similar to a Cam Atkinson.
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2010–11 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires
2009–10 Tyler Seguin Plymouth Whalers
2008–09 Cody Hodgson Brampton Battalion
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2005–06 Wojtek Wolski Brampton Battalion
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2001–02 Brad Boyes Erie Otters
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1997–98 David Legwand Plymouth Whalers
1996–97 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's
1995–96 Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67's
1994–95 David Ling Kingston Frontenacs
1993–94 Jason Allison London Knights
The only forwards on this list who didn't have a successful NHL careers are the ones bolded above. Two of which were 5'7", one was 5'9" in the big player era, and Wojtek is a lazy player who only cared about the offensive zone and used his size to dominate juniors. Connor Brown is a special kid. He is definitely undersized, but knows he needs to work on filling out his frame. This summer will be very important for his development, he will continue to spend his summer working with Barb and Belza to improve his skating and add strength.
Don't forget that Connor Brown has an amazing work ethic, is a born leader, and was voted the 2nd smartest & 2nd best PKer in the western conference this past season.
I hate saying this because he will fall way short of this, but Alfredsson or the winger version of Henrik Zetterberg (Not saying he can be Alfredsson/Zetterberg) should be his target of how to play in the NHL, versus Claude Giroux (who he claims to image his game after). Brown is already the same size as Giroux, but would be much better off adding extra weight and working on his skating to go with his vision and defensive smarts. That way, when/if he falls short of a top 6 NHL role, he can still fill a 3rd line role, similar to a Cam Atkinson.
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its worth noting that most of them won it before they were 19/20 years old though.
Let's hope that connor exceed all expectations of his draft round, and is a pleasant surprise 3-4 years down the road wearing blue and white for the leafs.
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What was wrong with McCauley?
Guy was one of the better defensive forwards during the 90's and was a Selke nominee in LA.
Also Jason Allison actually had a pretty solid career until various injuries ultimately forced him into early retirement.
It would help to know a little about the players you've bolded before using them in your little half-assed attempt at knocking their careers just because they were Leafs at different points.
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He's very skilled but a poor skater. Gonna be one of those boom or bust guys, and to be honest I don't know very many 5'11 170 pound skilled but slow skaters in the NHL. I hope he proves me wrong.
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Really like this kid, but I have my worries. It'll be telling when he goes pro. In jr. he shoots the puck like Kessel. Will that be the case when he is playing against men? Either way, good for him.
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It was a knock on him in his jr year, and people believe it still applies now. If they had watched him this year, they'd know it's not really an issue.
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Even so, if there is one thing we should have learnt from Detroit is that if the kid got good vision, good hands, character and a pro work ethic you dont give up on him just because he is weak and not the greatest skater since both these things can slowly improve over time.
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Lot's of players around that weight in the NHL, but he'd have to bulk a bit, Kadri for example is around 180-185.
I dont think he's slow either, and he'll only get better under barb underhill.
Still, his AHL career is going to be very interesting, boom or bust indeed.
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