Despite the massive upside to his game, and the potential he has shown over his career, Connor Brown has not had the greatest time with the Edmonton Oilers.
Brown burst onto the scene with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was a part of a big class of rookies that included Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander and current teammate Zach Hyman. After three solid seasons in Toronto, Brown signed with the Ottawa Senators, where he played in a bigger role, posting three consecutive 35-point seasons.
However, things turned gloomy for the Toronto native last season. A season-ending knee injury stopped his stint with the Washington Capitals after just four games.
However, after signing a one-year, $4 million AAV deal to come to Edmonton, joining former Erie Otter teammate Connor McDavid, it seemed as if Brown was going to find his game again. Only $775,000 is hitting the Oilers’ cap this season, with the possibility of Brown’s $3.225 million worth of signing bonuses effecting next year’s cap if he does not ramp up his game.
He hasn’t. Brown has not scored a goal since March 24, 2022, and he has only picked up one assist in 23 games. Brown is anticipated to be a healthy scratch for the Oilers’ Thursday game against the New Jersey Devils, according DFO’s Frank Seravalli.
Brown’s lack of success in Edmonton was reviewed by Tyler Yaremchuk and Seravalli on Thursday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE.
Seravalli Frank: Yesterday, I attended the Oilers’ practice…. you can’t really blame him for not being happy when he came off the rink. That fit seemed like it would work much better. You have to go back to Connor Brown’s final scoring season as [an Ottawa Senator], nearly two full calendar years ago.
