Adam Brooks has always been a late bloomer in that his prospect stats would always look great if he was a year younger and theoretically had more room to grow in the prospect pipeline. But for a smaller player, Brooks has caught up to his age, and after excelling in the AHL for two years, he’s ready to make the jump onto the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Facing waivers next year, it’s very difficult to imagine the Leafs will potentially let him go without trying him on the team for a little while, just like Marlies of previous years.