There's always going to be a room on an NHL team for a skilled, puck-moving d-man like Brannstrom. Provided of course he's surrounded with enough big, physical d-men who can absorb the punishment along the wall and get the puck to him, with some time and space.
The Canucks play a very structured system. And it makes playing on the blueline a lot easier. You saw something of it in the last game against a Sens team coached by Travis Green. They've got a lot of talent, but their play in their own zone is just too chaotic. And even good young d-men like Sanderson and Chabot are struggling.
Brannstrom reminds me a little of Owen Zellweger in Anaheim, or maybe it's visa-versa. A 5'10", 187 pound d-man who's very effective for them at both ends of the ice.
The Canucks play a very structured system. And it makes playing on the blueline a lot easier. You saw something of it in the last game against a Sens team coached by Travis Green. They've got a lot of talent, but their play in their own zone is just too chaotic. And even good young d-men like Sanderson and Chabot are struggling.
Brannstrom reminds me a little of Owen Zellweger in Anaheim, or maybe it's visa-versa. A 5'10", 187 pound d-man who's very effective for them at both ends of the ice.
