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Toronto Maple Leafs Top Ten Prospects 2019 (Part 2)

By Alex Hobson

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 24: Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Rasmus Sandin (78) shoots the puck during the NHL preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 24, 2018, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 24: Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Rasmus Sandin (78) shoots the puck during the NHL preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 24, 2018, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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LAVAL, QC – DECEMBER 22: Jeremy Bracco #27 of the Toronto Marlies skates against the Laval Rocket during the AHL game at Place Bell on December 22, 2018 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The Toronto Marlies defeated the Laval Rocket 2-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
LAVAL, QC – DECEMBER 22: Jeremy Bracco #27 of the Toronto Marlies skates against the Laval Rocket during the AHL game at Place Bell on December 22, 2018 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The Toronto Marlies defeated the Laval Rocket 2-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

5. Jeremy Bracco

Taken in the second round, 61st overall in 2015 Jeremy Bracco has had his ups and downs since being drafted, but he remains a very good prospect.

The highly skilled right winger was ranked sixth on our list last year.

Bracco is a somewhat small, skilled winger, coming in at 5’10 190, which may have disqualified him from NHL consideration a decade ago, but it barely matters today.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could have drafted Travis Konecny back in 2015, but they elected to trade down twice and ended up with Travis Dermott, Jeremy Bracco and Martin Dziearkals.  Despite the emergance of Konecny with the Flyers, I’d have to give the Leafs a win for that series of trades as Dermott is a very good top four defenseman and Bracco looks like he’ll eventually get to the NHL.

Bracco has taken a massive step forward in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization this season. He saw the press box for a good chunk of his first AHL season, under the request of Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe that he bulk up and add some muscle, and this year he’s taken his game to another level and is currently lighting it up with 33 points in 34 games.

The one thing you can say about Bracco’s game is that he has elite playmaking skills and has a very unique style of skating. He has 26 assists on the year and could very well see an NHL debut coming up if he continues to produce at this rate.

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