Seriously, here are some choice quotes from EP, how can someone read these and not be pumped about having this player in our pool??
"Michael Brandsegg-Nygård is a gamer. Place him anywhere in your lineup, hand him any assignment, and watch him skate through a wall to see it through.....Far from just holding his own, Brandsegg-Nygård bullied his opponents most nights. He went into every retrieval seeking out contact and almost always connected. Thunderous hits sent his opponents flying from the puck, and when he couldn’t overwhelm them with brute force, technique would take its place in the form of reverse hits, subtle jabs at the puck through contact to keep it from his opponent’s stick, or a drive up and through their hands to establish inside positioning.....No real doubt about it – that shot can do damage from range. The Oslo-born forward has a bit of a drawn-out release, but the end result is a shot that’s powerful, accurate, and even deceptive at times. You won’t find many more diligent defensive players in this draft, either. Brandsegg-Nygård dutifully backchecks, tracks well, scans off-puck, and generally knows when to come low into the zone for support. When his team wins back possession, he’s honest, never cheating or flying the zone early for offence, instead making himself available as a breakout option....he’ll put the defence on their heels or blow right past them – he’s one of the draft’s highest-graded skaters for a reason. There just aren’t many holes in Brandsegg-Nygård’s game. He’s skilled, tough, hard-working, can score from in-tight or at a distance, flashes some ability as a playmaker – you name it. A real Swiss Army Knife-type of player if ever there was one."
I really wanted this guy but didnt really let myself get into the draft this year for various reasons, one of which is that I was getting tired of being so pissed on draft night (aside from Kasper)... especially since the 1st rounders are all panning out.
