Confirmed with Link: Toronto Marlies Sign F Justin Brazeau to 2 year, AHL deal

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[Cor]

This is a big get on an AHL deal.

Should start immediately.

Awesome that he chose us, because if a team eventually offers him an NHL deal, gotta think he’d give us a chance to also offer him one

 

[Mugzy97]

Huge kid at 6'6", decent numbers in the OHL with progress every year... why not.

 

[Pi]

Huge kid at 6'6", decent numbers in the OHL with progress every year... why not.

Yeah, no real downside. They can offer him an NHL deal if they like him and he progresses in the AHL.

 

[dangomon]

If they wanted to get him in a game would he need an ATO? Or is the first year of the contract this current season?

 

[Pi]

If they wanted to get him in a game would he need an ATO? Or is the first year of the contract this current season?

I am assuming this is the first year of the deal, so technically he's signed a one year deal. IIRC, players on ATO aren't signed.

 

[Cor]

If they wanted to get him in a game would he need an ATO? Or is the first year of the contract this current season?

By the sounds of it, it starts this year. So he can play a few games and get actual pay.

 

[Schenn]

Awesome. Wicked shot but needs to work on skating with Barb. Hopefully he can follow a trajectory like Marchment and maybe turn into an asset in a year or two.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Great deal. If he can keep up and score at the AHL level, Marchment-Engvall-Brazeau could be a monsterous line lol

I'm all for adding big guys but especially big guys with skill.

 

[Jozay]

Cool. Hope he does well.

 

[Warden of the North]

His skating is awful. Hes not NHL ready and wont be for a while.

Still, an interesting project.

 

[Mugzy97]

His skating is awful. Hes not NHL ready and wont be for a while.

Still, an interesting project.

If he has the drive and spends the summer with our skating coaches, who knows how he can progress?

 

[Burnie97]

Never hurts to add to the prospect pool for nothing. Nice to have a few guys with size in the AHL. Hopefully one of them turns into something useful for the Leafs eventually.

Also didn't realize how well he had been playing on the battalion... that's pretty impressive. As some have said... his skating isn't a strong point... hopefully they can improve on that.

 

[moon111]

Huge kid at 6'6", decent numbers in the OHL with progress every year... why not.

Dubas, "See, I'm trying"
Babcock, "Then drop the damn spreadsheet already!"

 

[Crysis]

Yesssssss. Was hoping for this.

 

[deletethis]

After arguing against signing this guy to an ELC, this is a perfect way to give the player a chance. His skating clearly needs some serious work. BTW, effectively isn't all that different from an ELC in terms of signing bonus and AHL salary.

I'd hope that he's on the ice every day of the summer relentlessly doing those boring skating drills.

 

[MyBudJT]

Great news!!!

 

[Bluelines]

Will never see a NHL game.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Hopefully Barb makes his skating viable, after that if he can be a net front presence and just finish checks, he might carve out a bottom 6 role.

That being said, I don't expect anything to come of it but I am sure the same can be said for any "free wallet" that panned out.

 

[leafsrule123]

Can’t believe we landed him on an AHL deal lol, kid probably got 15 NHL offers

 

[MyBudJT]

This is a big get on an AHL deal.

Should start immediately.

Awesome that he chose us, because if a team eventually offers him an NHL deal, gotta think he’d give us a chance to also offer him one

I wouldn't be surprised if there was an NHL deal on the table (not going to pretend to know whether there was or wasn't). 130K now could be better than some ELC offer, and he could be thinking he can develop better with the Marlies and get a more lucrative ELC on his next contract.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I wouldn't be surprised if there was an NHL deal on the table (not going to pretend to know whether there was or wasn't). 130K now could be better than some ELC offer, and he could be thinking he can develop better with the Marlies and get a more lucrative ELC on his next contract.

Being close to home might have had some appeal.

 

[Warden of the North]

Can’t believe we landed him on an AHL deal lol, kid probably got 15 NHL offers

I doubt it. The GOAT looks like a cheetah compared to this guy.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Well considering I would have given him an ELC, getting him on an AHL deal is amazing. He's going to be in the AHL next year for sure. Probably part of the promise, but that saves us a contract on a guy that I otherwise thought would have cost us a contract.

 

[Walshy7]

Even with being an overager with huge size 61 goals is impressive.

I suppose if all 61 goals were pushing over little 16yr old dmen it’s not that impressive but still