Confirmed with Link: Flames Waiver Claim: Brayden Pachal (D) from Vegas

[Ace Rimmer]

Brayden Pachal - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Brayden Pachal, 1999-08-23 Estevan, SK, CAN Canada. Most recently in the NHL with Calgary Flames. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Cool.

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[joescores]

Brayden Pachal - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Brayden Pachal, 1999-08-23 Estevan, SK, CAN Canada. Most recently in the NHL with Calgary Flames. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Cool.

Not a Chris Tanev by any stretch of imagination but same type of player with RHS.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Should we be expecting a trade or is this simply for depth? Either way, he seems like a decent claim. Captain of Henderson Silver Knights

 

[joescores]

Should we be expecting a trade or is this simply for depth? Either way, he seems like a decent claim. Captain of Henderson Silver Knights

Maybe Conny tries him as a straight fit after Tanev is gone?

 

[Figgy44]

Should we be expecting a trade or is this simply for depth? Either way, he seems like a decent claim. Captain of Henderson Silver Knights

Depth/RD lack in org issue?

 

[Lunatik]

Should we be expecting a trade or is this simply for depth? Either way, he seems like a decent claim. Captain of Henderson Silver Knights

for now this is depth, a Nick DeSimone replacement.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

We need depth. He might be worth playing regularly for the third pair compared to some of the guys we've rotated through this year.

 

[crackdown44]

Loading up for a cup run

 

[MakeCgyGreatAgain]

We need depth. He might be worth playing regularly for the third pair compared to some of the guys we've rotated through this year.

I’m pretty happy with this claim. He’s definitely more defensive minded. Also a bonus is he was in Flames prospect camp in 2018.

 

[Rubi]

Pachal was paired with Kylington in today's practice.

 

[Mobiandi]

You can practically kiss Tanev goodbye soon with this claim

 

[Lunatik]

You can practically kiss Tanev goodbye soon with this claim

Tanev is extremely likely to be traded because it's February and he's a pending UFA, not because of this waiver claim. We're back to 8D and 13F like our franchise likes to have and we're back to the same number of pro defensemen we started the year with (traded Zaddy, lost DeSimone on waivers, added Pachal on waivers, signed Pysyk as a FA)

 

[joescores]

You can practically kiss Tanev goodbye soon with this claim

Yup, thought Pachal would be given a look and perhaps it's happening tonight- 6th D.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

He's looked... fine so far. A perfectly cromulent move to claim him.

 

[Lunatik]

He's looked... fine so far. A perfectly cromulent move to claim him.

I like that he brings a physical element

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Team's best waiver claim in recent memory IMO.

 

[Mobiandi]

Team's best waiver claim in recent memory IMO.

He’s better than several guys we’ve spent picks on to fortify the 3rd pairing

 

[Lunatik]

Not quite the same, but we traded Zahorna for Hunt after he cleared waivers in Toronto... so Zahorna being claimed is still paying off lol

Oh and Greer's waiver claim deserves some love too.

 

[joescores]

Defensively- he is mostly sound, I see him almost every match with no stick in his hand at least once so he needs to be stronger.

Offensively- he has a big room for improvement, his first pass is often inaccurate and his shots are often not going through traffic.

Last night, there were at least 2 openings where we had a breakaway and he missed guys by 2 feet.with his passes.

So overall, great freeby, solid defensively, needs to work on being stronger with puck battles, accuracy and offensive aspect as Huska's system actives D man a lot.

 

[joescores]

Quite amusing I was the last person posting on Brayden....

He was the most surprising defender for me last night.

His offensive offering was much greater and precise than when we claimed him.

He had a decent preseason too, I think he could string up to 20pts, being defensively sound, good hitter, blocker, guy who plays with tenacity and a chip on his shoulder.

Early days but really impressive showing.