Tony Fresco

More praise for Mr Connor after another strong weekend. Now tied for lead in goals in entire NCAA (not just freshmen) and only 2 pts off points lead with 1 less game played than the leader. Starting to garner Hobey Baker talk. Will the Jets push for him to turn pro after this season? http://thehockeywriters.com/kyle-connor-ncaa/

Generally not a big fan of the quality of articles on THW, but not a bad read about Morrissey's progression recently compared to the beginning of the year. http://thehockeywriters.com/josh-morrissey-matures-with-the-manitoba-moose/ Of note, I was pleasantly surprised to see his physicality in this clip, along with a reference in the article to a Craig Button comment likening Morrissey's physical play to Kronwall.

Came across this write up on Mason Appleton (6th round pick) who is having a pretty good year himself with Michigan State, leading the team in assists (13) and tied for the team lead in points with 17 in 21 games played. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2016/01/05_appleton_slips_under_us.php Couple of interesting comments:

HF also names Connor NHL prospect of the month for December ... http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/133057/hf-nhl-prospect-month-december-2015-wjc-snub-leads-strong-month-michigans-connor/#more-133057 Brendan Lemieux gets honorable mention too.

I'm not going to post the whole article, but here is what Pronman says re: Leafs and Jets specifically 2. Toronto Maple LeafsPrevious ranking: 17 The Leafs' system has skyrocketed the past 12 months, following a great 2015 draft, key trades and progression from some prospects. Mitch Marner and William Nylander are true top-flight names, and they have a lot of depth in quality prospects, many of whom are in my top 100 overall NHL prospects column. 6. Winnipeg JetsPrevious ranking: 7 The Jets system has been bubbling up the past few seasons, thanks to a great 2015 draft and acquisitions of many high-upside talents who have developed well. The Jets have a ton of dynamic, young forwards on the way up, as well as Josh Morrissey on defense and Connor Hellebuyck in goal. A lot of their top prospects are also on the cusp of pushing for NHL time, after a lot of patience shown by the organization.

Interesting disparity between THN and Corey Pronman at ESPN, who lists Toronto at #2... Jets are listed at #6 BTW. Note link is blocked by a paywall ... http://espn.go.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/13413499/nhl-ranking-every-nhl-team-prospect-strength