I was speaking strictly Left side. Right side has Zaitsev, Zub and now Hamonic. On the left side Holden is over 3 minutes per game while fillers like Mete and Heatherington are at 1:42 in limited action while MDZ/Brannstrom/Chabot are all under 40 seconds.
Traded Erik Brännström - D - Part III
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The simple and obvious, at least to me, truth is that Brannstrom’s future in Ottawa was sealed the moment we drafted Sanderson.
Brannstrom is a totally fine PK guy. He’s not shy about getting in front of shooters. He has a good stick in the d zone. And he’s smart with the puck. Which d men are capable of playing the pk.
I find he gets lost in the limited time he is on the PK. In an ideal world he wouldn’t ever have to play there but with how we use Chabot the other 2 LD need to PK. Having Sanderson ramp up to 22 minutes a night in a couple years will be the biggest boon to this team in a long, long time. Such a game changing piece.
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He was literally doing everything you could ever ask for last game.
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Yeah, I get that, but guys play their offside on the PK all the time. Josh Brown's most common PK partner was Zub, Hamonic was paired with Myers and Poolman in Vancouver all three being RHD, and in his limited time here, has split time between playing with Brannstrom and Zub. Handedness isn't as much of a factor when the only thing you're doing once the puck is on your stick is clearing it ASAP.
We need to have 4 primary penalty killing Dmen, handedness imo is a relatively minor concern.
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They play in such a deep umbrella that if anything gets blocked he’s screwed.
He has some really good flashes of offense against a defensively shite Detroit team. Hoping he can keep that level of play against better teams!
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Chabot, Zub, Sanderson out
Sure is nice we have a young, talented defenseman who can step up and play higher in the lineup, drive play and look good.
But I guess a 2nd round pick or a prospect years off is more valuable to some.
Sure is nice we have a young, talented defenseman who can step up and play higher in the lineup, drive play and look good.
But I guess a 2nd round pick or a prospect years off is more valuable to some.
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Unbelievably bad shot. I am beginning to feel that unless he can score, I honestly don't see the point. Last night he had 2 golden opportunities. One, he could get the puck over for an open net, and then , of course, missing the net from the point. Badly.
Can it all be about confidence? He is getting the opportunity, for sure and there is no question about it. Hell, if I were coaching I would have had Del Zotto on PP1 5 games ago. But credit to DJ for sticking with him
Can it all be about confidence? He is getting the opportunity, for sure and there is no question about it. Hell, if I were coaching I would have had Del Zotto on PP1 5 games ago. But credit to DJ for sticking with him
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Personally I think he is shooting to score way too much. Instead of focusing his effort on getting it on net for tips and rebounds. he's trying to snipe corners but has very little shooting confidence atm. Reminds me of Stutzle earlier in the year.
I’d love to keep Brannstrom next year as our 7th D but I doubt he’s in love with the idea.
He’s extremely effective at moving the puck up the ice (there’s data to prove me wrong I’m sure) and he’s very good at controlling the Ozone. That’s the point right now. And I think that’s the point next year as well
I think the problem is that Chabot is better at all of that, and yes even the power play, so that puts Bran as a second option. That’s fine, as long as Sanderson doesn’t show a similar level of skill as he showed at UND.
For Branstrom I’m seeing third paring, PP2 time, and that’s if Sanderson doesn’t beat him out in that regard, or Tompson. Bran is also not great in his own zone yet so he’ll have to be with the right partner so that they compliment each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
I’m torn on what to do with Branstrom not because he isn’t good, but more about where he realistically will fit going forward. If he isn’t core, then eventually you have to consider moving him. Hopefully he’ll continue to develop, but right now he’s kind of excelling in the middle zone of the ice, and is just ok in both offensive and defensive zones.
I see no immediate need to trade Brannstrom at this time UNLESS we get an offer we cannot refuse. He fills a need that MIGHT be filled by Sanderson, Thomson or some other offensively skilled defenceman in the future but those players have not exceeded his NHL level of play yet. When and if they do, then he could become a tradeable asset. Holden, Harmonic and Zaitsev will have to be replaced in the next few years and we do not have NHL-level replacements for them yet due to budget and prospects development.
Yes I would like a bigger stronger more physical defenceman who can skate with the puck and make accurate passes.
No matter how Sanderson is in camp and at the start of the year he will be playing ahead of Brannstrom. It’s the reality of being a high pick with his pedigree, there will be no “camp battle” between them. Brannstrom’s competition for playing time next year is Holden who just re-signed, so you can do the math on slotting.
He is leading the team in ice time since the Chabot injury and they are 6-6-1 in that time with Brannstrom himself compiling decent advanced stats and 6 points in those 13 games (plus one where they removed him from the score sheet which I thought was quite odd).
I read the Mendes article and most of the Scout comments were caveated with "based on his utilization" so far. Ironically that article was published the day Chabot was hurt.
So does a 22 year old guy, with 6 points in 13 games, that's leading his team in ice time have value? Small sample size for sure but there's 9 games to go and barring injury, there's no reason to believe that he isn't going to continue to lead the team in ice time.
He's 22. He's going to lead the team in ice time for over 1/4 of the season and QB PP1 through a really good stretch. Do we really think there's no place for him next year?
There's all kinds of uses for him including right D. It's known he likes right D. Team brass wanted him to learn the NHL game first on his strong side. He's kind of done that
If nothing else, his trade value is increasing literally with every game played the past month
I read the Mendes article and most of the Scout comments were caveated with "based on his utilization" so far. Ironically that article was published the day Chabot was hurt.
So does a 22 year old guy, with 6 points in 13 games, that's leading his team in ice time have value? Small sample size for sure but there's 9 games to go and barring injury, there's no reason to believe that he isn't going to continue to lead the team in ice time.
He's 22. He's going to lead the team in ice time for over 1/4 of the season and QB PP1 through a really good stretch. Do we really think there's no place for him next year?
There's all kinds of uses for him including right D. It's known he likes right D. Team brass wanted him to learn the NHL game first on his strong side. He's kind of done that
If nothing else, his trade value is increasing literally with every game played the past month
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It's possible that Brannstrom and Sanderson could both play PP2 at times. Think about the forwards we've been throwing out there on the 2nd unit. We're all hoping the depth will improve, but you could easily justify putting Brannstrom/Sanderson out there over Ennis, Gaudette, etc.
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So how does Brannstrom go from leading the team in ice time for a 20+ game stretch and QBing the PP to the press box. That's what I'm asking. If he warrants the ice today, as a developing young D, how does he go from leading the team to watching the team, even shuffling Chabot and Sanderson into the mix?
