Traded Erik Brännström - D - Part III

[AchtzehnBaby]

Brannstrom as good as gone. Colorado winning cup without Girard just affirms the idea that you can't have subpar 6'0 D in this league to make noise in playoffs.

Fox and Makar are basically 6. Brannstrom closer to 5'9.

Erik Brannstrom | #26​

D | 5' 10" | 185 lb | Age: 22
Ottawa Senators

 

[Micklebot]

Erik Brannstrom | #26​

D | 5' 10" | 185 lb | Age: 22
Ottawa Senators

Which is close to 5'9 than it is to 6'

Besides, the sens own media guide for training camp last year listed him at 5'9, he's likely 5'9½ and wherever you pulled that from rounded up.

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[AchtzehnBaby]

Which is close to 5'9 than it is to 6'

Besides, the sens own media guide for training camp last year listed him at 5'9, he's likely 5'9½ and wherever you pulled that from rounded up.

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He is 178 cms or just over 5’-10”

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Which is close to 5'9 than it is to 6'

Besides, the sens own media guide for training camp last year listed him at 5'9, he's likely 5'9½ and wherever you pulled that from rounded up.

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Yup. Some sites say 5'10, but he is clearly closer to 5'9, imo. Regardless, definitely undersized for a defender, especially his frame. He doesn't have that Ryan Ellis build I was hoping he'd posssess. Then again he's only 22, he may grow that this next year. Similar to Nylander in past few years.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Brannstrom is not 5'10 lol.

I will not be arguing this with anyone.

It is a fact.

 

[Micklebot]

NHL.com -

The only legitimate resource in the world.

He is 178 cms or just over 5’-10”

If our media guide is saying 5'9 I'd take that over NHL.com given that the team does physicals every year at the start of camp and if anything is incentivized to say he's bigger than he is rather than smaller. No way he is 5'10.

 

[Bileur]

Brown, Formenton, Joseph, Stu

That’s a fast tenacious PK forward group. We already get at least one short handed breakaway a game, it would be nice if one of the guys getting them could score regularly on breakaways.

For real that would be an extra goal every couple games…

We also need to work on two on ones, we never do the early pass to get the defender to stay on his feet. That double pass looks beauty when you can make it work.

Lots of good pieces there but face offs are a huge part of PK. If Pinto can figure out faceoffs at the NHL level like he did in college he’ll be a lock there and hopefully Kastelic will force his way onto the PK as well.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Brannstrom is not 5'10 lol.

I will not be arguing this with anyone.

It is a fact.

LMAO!

There is no way he is 5’-9”

He is a giant.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Which is close to 5'9 than it is to 6'

Besides, the sens own media guide for training camp last year listed him at 5'9, he's likely 5'9½ and wherever you pulled that from rounded up.

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My bet is closer to 5'8 .

 

[Bileur]

I believe the listed weight, but given how thick he looks out there (relatively speaking), there’s no way he’s 5’10.

Same for Ryan Ellis.

 

[Micklebot]

My bet is closer to 5'8 .

He was 5'9 at the combine but I guess with the weight of the Sens rebuild resting on his shoulders he shrunk a bit...

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

He was 5'9 at the combine but I guess with the weight of the Sens rebuild resting on his shoulders he shrunk a bit...

Platform running shoes. All that weight training can compress you a little. Lies

He may be and they are usually right but sometimes wrong. I heard 5'8 on TSN 1200 and I trust them.

 

[GCK]

He was 5'9 at the combine but I guess with the weight of the Sens rebuild resting on his shoulders he shrunk a bit...

Combine measurements are the only reliable measurements. I cannot find Brannstrom’s true combine measurements but he is definitely not 5’10” at the moment and I doubt he was really 5’9” at the combine.

 

[Larionov]

My bet is closer to 5'8 .

100%. NHL heights are often overstated, and the weights they give are often inaccurate also. It's like the NFL Combine - guys arrive there and they suddenly shrink two inches and lose 20 pounds from the numbers listed by their respective NCAA teams. Brannstrom is likely 5'8", maybe 5'9" on a good day. He's nowhere close to being 5'10".

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

100%. NHL heights are often overstated, and the weights they give are often inaccurate also. It's like the NFL Combine - guys arrive there and they suddenly shrink two inches and lose 20 pounds from the numbers listed by their respective NCAA teams. Brannstrom is likely 5'8", maybe 5'9" on a good day. He's nowhere close to being 5'10".

Okay. But he plays like a 5'-10" defenseman....

 

[Cosmix]

100%. NHL heights are often overstated, and the weights they give are often inaccurate also. It's like the NFL Combine - guys arrive there and they suddenly shrink two inches and lose 20 pounds from the numbers listed by their respective NCAA teams. Brannstrom is likely 5'8", maybe 5'9" on a good day. He's nowhere close to being 5'10".

The Combine measurements are most likely to be correct at the time taken.

 

[aragorn]

I think he is closer to 5'8" too, maybe his hair was puffy that day?

 

[Senator Stanley]

Brannstrom as good as gone. Colorado winning cup without Girard just affirms the idea that you can't have subpar 6'0 D in this league to make noise in playoffs.

Fox and Makar are basically 6. Brannstrom closer to 5'9.

Because they won without Girard means you can't win with a sub 6 foot defenceman? That logic makes no sense.

 

[JungleBeat]

Problem isn’t his height. The guy is just slow and isn’t shifty. Add that with and inaccurate shot and you have an underwhelming player.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

His shot being awful is a big problem.

 

[JackieDaytona]

The off-season, where we collectively forget his decent to good play and convince ourselves Brannstrom is shite.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

The off-season, where we collectively forget his decent to good play and convince ourselves Brannstrom is shite.

This happens after every game

 

[Larionov]

His shot being awful is a big problem.

I've noticed that - his shot looks awfully weak in comparison to most defensemen. Dude needs to find the directions to the weight room if he wants to find his true potential...

 

[bert]

Erik Brannstrom | #26​

D | 5' 10" | 185 lb | Age: 22
Ottawa Senators

No shot he is that tall. People can see how small he is. If you're a D his size you need to be an either incredible skater or built like a fire hydrant. He unfortunately is neither.

Because they won without Girard means you can't win with a sub 6 foot defenceman? That logic makes no sense.

How many sub 6 ft d men do you see Tampa dress.... How many sub 6'2 d men do you see Tampa dress? It's not impossible obviously but you have to be a special player to stay healthy enough to go deep and defend at that level. When you watch Brannstrom do you see 'special player'?

I don't mind Brannstrom as a depth regular season guy. But if I'm rolling into the playoffs I don't want him in my top 6. If he is... It's not going to be a very long spring.

 

[Bileur]

No shot he is that tall. People can see how small he is. If you're a D his size you need to be an either incredible skater or built like a fire hydrant. He unfortunately is neither.

I used to enjoy watching Francis Bouillon play. Not because he was great or anything but it was impressive seeing a guy listed at 5’8 (no way he was that tall, relatively speaking) hold his own.

200lbs on his frame certainly qualified as a fire hydrant.