Waived: Erik Brannstrom placed on waivers

[Bleach Clean]

Except our forwards don’t come low often enough. Last game if Hughes didn’t have the puck it was Pettersson breaking out of the zone. The game before that, it was no one, and in Montreal it was JT Miller breaking it out himself.

Our system is based on making plays our defenders just can’t do, and they chip it out of the glass and we turn it over or try to dump and chase and hardly ever have the speed to forecheck and come up with the puck.

Hmmm, I tend to see the F3 low to help the DFDs. Pettersson and JT are often in that position, but I noticed Lekkerimaki do it twice against TOR and Garland the same against CAR.

For this DCorps, it's the right system. They can't make stretch passes or skate it out. That's why the forwards have to do it (aside from Hughes).

 

[David71]

Tocc hates Brannstrom and guys that Tocc hates get gone. That's how it is.

I strongly disagree. Brannstrom is a better player than other guys they're playing and has a needed skillset. But this was the predictable ending. I guess we can look forward to more Sbisa-esque pizzas from Juulsen and chasing hits way out of position.

Tocc admitted it himself. He wants to play as low-event hockey as possible, and just hope to win the bounces. It's an effective strategy to have a decent floor, but offers no shot of being a contender.

i dont think alvin/JR seem eye to eye with tocchett. like do they even hold discussions like oh im gonna get player A in our system and hope he turns out well. B. tocchett sees 5-10mins of him on the ice. hes in the doghouse right away..

 

[Leif Rohlin]

Tocc hates Brannstrom and guys that Tocc hates get gone. That's how it is.

I strongly disagree. Brannstrom is a better player than other guys they're playing and has a needed skillset. But this was the predictable ending. I guess we can look forward to more Sbisa-esque pizzas from Juulsen and chasing hits way out of position.

Tocc admitted it himself. He wants to play as low-event hockey as possible, and just hope to win the bounces. It's an effective strategy to have a decent floor, but offers no shot of being a contender.

Yep and its success hinges on being able to win a lot of 50/50 puck battles, which really seems like the wrong strategy for the forward group we have.