Do you want me to go through the other Toronto trade board threads and bring up all of the posts saying Brown is horrible? I really don't think I need to do that though, because you know that Leafs fans on here constantly say he sucks.
you can if you like, that doesn't change the fact that anyone saying that isn't credible. He's getting 3rd line results with bad luck and mostly 4th line usage with history of being able to score in the NHL, AHL and CHL while also being able to play both sides and being a very good penalty killer. When he's played up the lineup he produces, and will at some point be a good add for a team that has space up the lineup for him
Addison was a 1st round caliber D prospect that fell to the mid 2nd round. Addison would be your 3rd best D prospect after Liljergren and Sandin. But even then, why would any team trade an Addison level prospect (who's not amazing, but is a good prospect) for a guy that Leafs fans constantly say is bad? Brown is a bottom-6 forward without much of an upside, why would teams give up a good prospect for that?
well you say that, but more than 15 teams obviously didn't agree right? Addision being better than Durzi certainly debatable with an edge to Durzi in the eyes of the Leafs management being that they literally passed on Addison in favour of Durzi
seems like you're viewing Addison too highly and Brown too lowly, Addison is a mid 2nd round pick who hasn't changed performance since his draft, Brown's a bottom 9 forward that's very versatile while being young and inexpensive. If you read down the thread you'll find that I said I would add to Brown for Addison, I think Brown is worth a late 2nd/3rd round pick in a vacuum which is less than I'd value Addison but certainly a bridgeable gap value wise
