Oilers fans growing more frustrated with Connor Brown by the day
If Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland had a do-over, it’s safe to assume he wouldn’t have signed Connor Brown this past summer.
Brown, who many (myself included) believed was in for an offensive eruption this year alongside former Eerie Otters teammate Connor McDavid, has yet to find the back of the net this season. Through 43 games, he has just four assists.
Brown joined the Oilers this season on a one-year deal that carries a cap hit of $775,000. That low salary makes his output a bit easier to swallow, though things will get much worse for the Oilers in 2024-25. Brown’s contract included a signing bonus of $3.225 million, which, for those unaware, would be placed onto the books for the Oilers next season.
While his totals may have you thinking he has no chance at hitting his bonus, he already did so with relative ease, as all he was forced to do was suit up for 10 games this season. Based on how easy the bonus was to it, it’s clear that Holland expected his contributions to be far more significant.
To Brown’s credit, he has helped out on the penalty kill, where his 1:47 minutes averaged rank third among Oilers forwards. Aside from that, however, it’s been a whole lot of nothing, and fans are growing more frustrated by the day.
Oilers fans when Connor Brown finally gets benched/sent to the AHL/KHL/SHL pic.twitter.com/AXItfTl8LJ
— Adrian "Ferns" Fernando (@Browndalorian) February 16, 2024
Connor Brown and Travis Kelce..my two least favorite athletes because neither has humility. The thing is, if kelce played hockey or could skate he would have the same number of goals as Brown..1100 shifts without a goal…incredible…
— El Stallion (@ElStallion4) February 16, 2024
— KennedyM (@KennedyM232232) February 16, 2024
Connor Brown. Can we please fucking stop yet?
— Arch (@Archaeologuy) February 16, 2024
Why the hell is he in the lineup and not Sam Gagner?
— Brian P-C 🇨🇦 (@AlbertB_71) February 16, 2024
Last time Connor Brown scored was this actual video! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/kYU1lv13Pu
— Diesel1973 (@Chevtrailboss73) February 16, 2024
He’s just bad lol
— Nori 🇨🇦 (@Noriulu) February 16, 2024
Time for him to go. At what point do you keep giving him chances.
— Ethan Egert 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇵🇸 (@egert_ethan) February 16, 2024
Connor Brown watching every player score before him. pic.twitter.com/wDmi7G419m
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) February 16, 2024
Why is he still in the lineup??
— Brock Helm (@bhelm4) February 16, 2024
Last season, Brown was limited to just four games after suffering a torn ACL. While he could just be in a slump, one can’t help but wonder if the injury has affected him as a player. After all, before joining the Oilers, he was regarded as a reliable middle-six forward who could give a team solid secondary scoring.
Due to the bonus of his contract, the Oilers have given Brown an extremely long leash. That said, in a season being looked at as Stanley Cup or bust, his time may be running out if he isn’t able to get on track soon.
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