Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] D Erik Brannstrom signs with the Avalanche (1 year, $900k)

dirtydanglez

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avs are pretty generous with letting their defense play offense. if he doesn't have a carrer year in colorado he's probably not going to be an nhl regular in the future.
 

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Colorado scraping the bottom of the barrel to get enough players on their roster due to cap issues. :wave:

Before acquiring Brannstrom the Avs defense depth was: Makar, Toews, Manson, Girard, De Haan, Malinski, Rosen, MacDonald. And that's still leaving blue chip Sean Behrens in the AHL.

Clearly they didn't make this move simply because they needed another body. If anything that money would have been better spent on a 4C. Avs must really like Brannstrom.
 
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Ncit3

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Before acquiring Brannstrom the Avs defense depth was: Makar, Toews, Manson, Girard, De Haan, Malinski, Rosen, MacDonald. And that's still leaving blue chip Sean Behrens in the AHL.

Clearly they didn't make this move simply because they needed another body. If anything that money would have been better spent on a 4C. Avs must really like Brannstrom.
This person is an Islanders fan, I don't think they have any idea what a winning hockey team looks like. I'm nearing 40 and I wasn't even around to see the last time the Islanders did anything significant.
 

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Before acquiring Brannstrom the Avs defense depth was: Makar, Toews, Manson, Girard, De Haan, Malinski, Rosen, MacDonald. And that's still leaving blue chip Sean Behrens in the AHL.

Clearly they didn't make this move simply because they needed another body. If anything that money would have been better spent on a 4C. Avs must really like Brannstrom.
Every player past Girard there isn't good. So yes the Av's wanted another NHL defence for depth. Brannstrom and De haan will form a below average bottom pair and the rest of those guys are crappy injury call ups.
 
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