Ugh what a horrible way to lose. 35 seconds left and they give up a goal
LOL the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Ugh what a horrible way to lose. 35 seconds left and they give up a goal
Yep, I said that in my first post about this transaction. I would guess one or both of the players asked for a trade.I won’t be surprised if we learn that Korczak asked to be moved. He wasn’t going to become a grinder - his game is skilled and he wasn’t getting these opportunities even in Hartford. For the Rangers organization he was just too far down the line and with each year he’d only fall further once he wasn’t able to impress early on.
How has the site not crashed?Erik Brannstrom incoming
Brannstrom is already 25 and has been passed on by several teams. So I don't see him as having much NHL potential.How has the site not crashed?
True. Right now Ruhwedel is their best defensemen with some offensive skill.Brannstrom is already 25 and has been passed on by several teams. So I don't see him as having much NHL potential.
But several posts ago, someone (I apologize because I can't remember who, complained appropriately about the lack of offensive ability of the Hartford defensemen. Before the season started I identified this as an issue. On the Hartford PP the coaches tried Fitzgerald, Mancini and now Robertson without a great deal of success. It's not that each Hartford defenseman in not at least an AHL caliber defensemen but that they all are relatively similar in having decent to good defensive skills but not great offensive skills. There is no Reunannen, Pionk, Jones, Hallowell, who can move the puck effectively up the ice and into the offensive zone. That's a failure on the Hartford management.
Brannstrom fills this role and could be very helpful to the Hartford offense. I like this acquisition for that reason.
how's his overall play developing? a couple of PP cleanups does not an NHLer make. nice to see he's not -24 like last yearI think it might be time to call up Othmann.
how's his overall play developing? a couple of PP cleanups does not an NHLer make. nice to see he's not -24 like last year
It's also worth noting that before his 8-game stretch with no goals, he missed 2 1/2 months of the season with an injury. It's not uncommon for players to take time to find their game after a lengthy layoff, and the rest of the team hasn't helped all that much.it's worth noting that before Othmann's recent 5 goals in 6 games, he went 8 games with no goals.
Pack have been a mess since NYE