Prospect Info: Player Discussion: Connor Brown - The kid's alright, eh?

[horner]

We seem to have a ton of talented wingers in the system.

Has Brown ever played center .
He is smart enough
Defensively responsible

I really don't see Nylander as a center man .

 

[LeafsNation149]

"He's not NHL ready" LOOOOOL. Brown is a beast and the most underrated Leaf this season.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Congrats Brownie.

Love this kid. Continues to prove doubters wrong. All he does is work hard.

 

[htpwn]

A Leaf fan, who's the son of a Leaf fan, who's the grandson of a Leaf fan, just scored the GWG to put the Leafs in the playoffs.

Just feels right.

 

[LondonKendrick]

Love Brownie but are we sleeping on Kapanen?

 

[Gabriel426]

Brown and Matthews were the ones I was hoping to score the GWG. Brown is the unsung hero of the team and to me he should be the future captain.

 

[Mitchy]

Downtown Connor Brown!

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Brown has had a great rookie season. 20 goals is very respectable.

 

[TorontoTrades]

Very happy to see Brown get his 20th. Well deserved and a big milestone. Guy can finish.

 

[93LEAFS]

Glad for him. Gets overlooked compared to the big 3 rookies, but he's had a great season. Love his backstory and his work ethic. 13th round OHL Draft pick despite playing for the most high profile program in Ontario Minor Hockey (or at least one of them), and 6th rounder in the NHL draft after playing for a historically bad Erie team. I've also heard nothing but good things about his family (the main compliment is his dad stayed coaching in the GTHL when most parents stop when there kid "graduates" and is a great guy).

He really worked his way hard to get in the NHL. I thought he'd be with us last year, but he broke his leg early on. I have a feeling he will eventually outplay what we can pay him (I view him similarly to how the Hawks viewed Versteeg), but I would love for him to be a life-long Leafs. He's played very well down the stretch.

 

[leafs rule 11]

its so nice that a 6th round pick of ours gets the clincher! and the tieing goal goes to someone who was traded from that team!!! go leafs go!

 

[blueberrie]

Man, look at that celebration. What a game.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

27 people should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Belieber]

I absolutely love his game, what a great find!

 

[Puckstuff]

I absolutely love his game, what a great find!

Drafted in the 6th round, he's already beat the odds.

I'm unsure of his ceiling, but he seems to have decent hockey sense, a good shot, good puck skills, good positioning and good on the defensive side of the game. I could maybe see him as a 50-55 point, two-way second line winger.

 

[LeafSteel]

A Leaf fan, who's the son of a Leaf fan, who's the grandson of a Leaf fan, just scored the GWG to put the Leafs in the playoffs.

Just feels right.

Browns reaction is priceless.

Very easy to overlook and he is not flashy, but he plays the game right and can slot in a lot of different ways.

I'm happy for the kid, and I hope he continues to do well with the Leafs for a long time.

 

[Pi]

These are the kind of players we need to draft. Look for the good guys on bad teams. Brown was a -72 in his rookie year but his play was great, that was before McDavid arrived.

 

[Mess]

These are the kind of players we need to draft. Look for the good guys on bad teams. Brown was a -72 in his rookie year but his play was great, that was before McDavid arrived.

It was his size not his stats that lead to his late round selection.

Brownie entered the OHL at 130lbs.

Late round picks of little guys with skill is the moral of this story. Little guys do grow !!!

 

[Faltorvo]

Browns reaction is priceless.

Very easy to overlook and he is not flashy, but he plays the game right and can slot in a lot of different ways.

I'm happy for the kid, and I hope he continues to do well with the Leafs for a long time.

seeing browny easter bunny jump for joy like that is utterly priceless.

 

[AngryScotsman]

A Leaf fan, who's the son of a Leaf fan, who's the grandson of a Leaf fan, just scored the GWG to put the Leafs in the playoffs.

Just feels right.

Still gives me chills.

 

[Cor]

Best part of that celebration?

Brown said he didn't think it was his goal and it got deflected again.

That was just pure happiness right there

 

[Bleed Blue and White]

A Leaf fan, who's the son of a Leaf fan, who's the grandson of a Leaf fan, just scored the GWG to put the Leafs in the playoffs.

Just feels right.

No kidding eh? I think I've watched that goal 20 times over by now, the celly is amazing. You can see the sheer joy on his face, you know he grew up a Leaf fan and how much it means to him to get that goal.

 

[Battle Lin]

man thats actually a really sick tip

 

[BertCorbeau]

Kessel was on the ice

 

[theIceWookie]

Browns reaction is priceless.

Very easy to overlook and he is not flashy, but he plays the game right and can slot in a lot of different ways.

I'm happy for the kid, and I hope he continues to do well with the Leafs for a long time.

I've said this since his draft plus two year. The kids drive is among the elite. He might not be the biggest, might not be the most talented, but his will to win and drive to be better are going to make him an impact NHLer.