He's not got enough value at this point to bother moving, until he's no longer one of our 6 best D, we should hold on, the return won't be worth seeing guys like MDZ or Mete in the lineup.
If he can be part of getting a top 6 forward, I agree, I don’t like in the defensive zone, when he chases people out to the point, everyone else has to adjust their assignments. Good bargaining chip for a top 6, if the value isn’t there then keep him.
I'd play Holden ahead of Brannstrom
A lot of prospects/young players don’t pan out. We are probably in a better position if we have a good understanding of who those are and cut bait before they lose value.
Lets wait umtil JBD and Lassi prove it. If you move Branny too soon it would put whichever one is playing in a bad spot. I disagree with the timeline, not with trading him. You are always very enthusiastic about penciling in young players, sometimes ones who haven't even been drafted yet. Lol. I will get used to it someday.
Is this statement supposed to read as a compliment? Our d is horrible.
Should I have bolded the words PLUS Package since I assume that we may have to retain on White or add picks to compensate.
My own opinion is that we don't keep both JBD & Thomson, I think it's one or the other to eventually pair with Sanderson & Thomson should probably get the first shot since most think he is closer to being NHL ready. Most including in the media also already think Sanderson is automatically on the team to start next season, that's been an ongoing discussion for quite some time. Whether he can beat out these other D remains to be seen, but I doubt anyone would be surprised if he starts next season in Ottawa.
I'm just not sure about Lassi and JBD. They might be farther away than we think. I see them as third pairing guys that can fill in on the 2nd pair. Defencemen are wierd. They seem to make it right away or take forever. I'm not very good at projecting talent. I thought JGP, Smith and Stone was going to be a line for us for a while, not just 1 season. Hehehe.
Which is why it doesn't make sense to get rid of Brann. They only D we're bringing in next season that's better than him is Sanderson.
But they also need guys to play on the PK & reduce their goals against & decrease their goals for & against differetial & that's where guys like Holden, Zub & Hamonic come in. I expect those three to have spots to start next season along with Chabot & most likely Sanderson. That's five spots taken on defence & they have Zaitsev signed for two more yrs & MDZ for another yr & then there is Brann & most likely one of Thomson or JBD. If Brann isn't in the top two pairings IMO they don't need him & should move him while he still has some value.
Somebody already said Branny has almost no value right now. I think it was in one of Ian's articles. Having him and Holden on the third would be Ok. Let JBD and Lassi marinate a bit. Make Zaitsev a video coach. "See what I did on that play. Don't do that!"
