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Toronto Maple Leafs Roundtable: Connor Brown’s Next Deal

By Tim Chiasson

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Jan 6, 2017; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils goalie Keith Kinkaid (1) makes a save on Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Connor Brown (12) during the third period at Prudential Center. The Maple Leafs defeated the Devils 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2017; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils goalie Keith Kinkaid (1) makes a save on Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Connor Brown (12) during the third period at Prudential Center. The Maple Leafs defeated the Devils 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /

James Tanner

I think the Leafs are really fortunate that Connor Brown is becoming an RFA this year and not next year because next year he’d probably cost a lot more.  Brown has been successful everywhere he has played, he’s great with the puck and even better without it.

He is exactly what you look for in a complimentary player: does all the little things well and is helpful even when he doesn’t score. The bonus on a player like Brown is that he has a ton of upside and may end up being a star in his own right.

If I was the Leafs, I’d look to over-pay him slightly in dollars so that I could get his name on a long contract that has the chance to end up being very cheap.  if you were to give him $3.5 or even $4 million over six year, I think you end up getting a huge deal once he hits his prime.

This is the type of gamble I think the Leafs should take, given that one day soon they are going to have to pay huge amounts of money to Matthews, Marner and Nylander.

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