Confirmed with Link: NYR/VGK: Reilly Smith (50% Retained) for Brendan Brisson and SJS's 2025 3rd Round Pick

[n8]

At first, I was like "I wish we got a 2nd" but then I was like "OH, the prospect is Brisson? Wow." but then I was like "the 3rd is San Jose's? That's practically a 2nd!" So all in all, that's a good haul.

 

[Chytilmania]

From: Elite Prospects in his draft year.
The gears are always turning. Brisson skates into pressure to deploy a gravitational pull on the opposition and has the good sense to either quickly dispatch of the puck to a teammate in space or processes his way through it one defender at a time. He's the best problem-solving forward in the draft not named Alexis Lafrienière.

Only problem Laf has solved was shaving the beard and going mustache.

 

[n8]

Brisson:
Drafted 29th overall, Son of NHL Agent Pat Brisson. This year for the AHL Henderson Silver Knights Brisson is 3rd in scoring; in 52 games has 19 goals and 19 assists with 42 Penalty minutes.

Strengths: Vision, offensive awareness, playmaking skills, and finishing ability.

USHL All-Rookie Team (2020)

• USHL First All-Star Team (2020)
• Big Ten Second All-Star Team (2022)

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That is old copy pasta.
This season, Brisson is 10th in scoring with 5 goals, 14 assists, 34 PIMs, and tied for the team basement at -24
At 23 years old, how much waiver-exemption, if any, does he even have left? Would not hurt to see him in a game in Brodzinski's 3RW spot.

 

[Trxjw]

I'd rather take the 3rd and roll the dice on a kid with a pedigree who has stagnated with a lack of opportunity than bring in a 2nd straight across. It's good value for Smith.

 

[ReleasO The KakkO]

Convince me that Drury and Brisson are not the same person

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Look at the pictures. They look nothing alike lol

 

[McRanger]

Look at the pictures. They look nothing alike lol

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But they both have mouths that open.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

But they both have mouths that open.

Oh, now I see it

 

[E-Train]

At 23 years old, how much waiver-exemption, if any, does he even have left?

This season is it. 2025-26 he’ll require waivers to get sent down

 

[Mugless]

Brisson was very consistent the last two seasons and this season he fell off a cliff. Wonder why?

 

[cwede]

At 23 years old, how much waiver-exemption, if any, does he even have left?

This season is it. 2025-26 he’ll require waivers to get sent down

true
but he likely hasn't done enough, yet,
to provoke a waiver claim and a spot on an NHL roster for most teams
(qualified that, given how Grier claimed Emberson, kept him up all of '23-24 and was able to flip him)

I expect he gets QO, re-signs, starts next season w Pack

 

[Alluckks]

Not trading for Smith to begin with was always on the table and it's not like people didn't say it at the time.

All told, we received basically nothing to take a draft pick 10-15 spots lower.

It's not a big deal but this wasn't Drury's best work.

Pick 65 now for pick 85 in 2 more years from now is probably about same value. Feels like it is worth it to take these cost effective swings. Find out if a vet fits, or if the team capitalizes on last year, etc.

The initial trade felt like an overpay to me, but recouping these assets allows for hindsight analysis and to me I'm happy with my team (coming off of a ECF run) taking that swing every time for that price.

 

[Flan the incredible]

Its a bit odd that the Rangers have 9 picks in this upcoming draft and only 2 of them in rounds 6 and 7 are theirs.

 

[will1066]

Pick 65 now for pick 85 in 2 more years from now is probably about same value. Feels like it is worth it to take these cost effective swings. Find out if a vet fits, or if the team capitalizes on last year, etc.

The initial trade felt like an overpay to me, but recouping these assets allows for hindsight analysis and to me I'm happy with my team (coming off of a ECF run) taking that swing every time for that price.

Smith was probably -- and relatively speaking -- the best out of all the people tried at RW with Zib and Kreider. Until Drury decided to think differently about the RW debacle by solving it with Zib and replacing the center.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I liked Brisson in his draft year but he’s more or less stalled so I’m pretty meh on that.

Overall the Riley Smith ordeal was a swing and miss by Drury

 

[kovazub94]

Well we got a 3rd anyway.

The player is 23 and struggling in the AHL. 99 times out of 100, that's a non-asset.

So we traded a 2nd and a 5th for a 3rd, it's like...

1. We got 3/5 season service from Smith
2. AHL player (even if he's not to make NHL) is still an asset especially if a prospect to become a fixture for a franchise (continuity etc)
3. 2025 draft pick is (much) more valuable than 2027 everything else being equal

 

[Alluckks]

Smith was probably -- and relatively speaking -- the best out of all the people tried at RW with Zib and Kreider. Until Drury decided to think differently about the RW debacle by solving it with Zib and replacing the center.

He definitely was. He just was very mediocre. And Zib's center days seem over. Glad we figured that out at least.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

Speaking of Tommy Novak, why did he get traded for basically nothing to a team that's not even in the race? What even was that?

I'm still mad about that.

Every time I watch that guy he looks like Johnny Gaudreau

 

[NickyFotiu]

Not sure if this was posted but didn't Pitt retain on Smith so does that mean we are only retaining like 25%?

 

[NYR Viper]

Really like this deal and I really like that Drury and his team are adding guys who can still develop. Some of these young guys just need opportunities. If even one of these young guys work out it’s a coup. Let Brisson and Parsinnen battle for 3C

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Also I don’t get the thought process some are talking about with a 3rd being more value than the 2027 2nd

Like unless 2025 is some uber deep draft where the you can get a good player in the 3rd round, the 2nd round pick is objectively better lol

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Not sure if this was posted but didn't Pitt retain on Smith so does that mean we are only retaining like 25%?

Original contract amount was 5m. His hit is 1.875 for Vegas.

 

[Good Intentions]

I liked Brisson in his draft year but he’s more or less stalled so I’m pretty meh on that.

Overall the Riley Smith ordeal was a swing and miss by Drury

There was no ordeal. Reilly Smith was Option C, nothing sacrificed or gained. The pretend drama is silly.

 

[NickyFotiu]

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Original contract amount was 5m. His hit is 1.875 for Vegas.

Thank you. That is amazing. Drury really doing some solid work.

 

[kovazub94]

The move is good value, but I'm not sure it will wind up amounting to anything special in the end.

Neither did Smith's time here, so no loss.

It's nothing to cry or get too excited about.

The best thing about this deadline is they've built up some draft assets instead of spending them (other than the JT deal) and they can be moved in more impactful deals if necessary.

If Brisson works out then hats off to the scouts

The best thing is that in pretty much 1/2 year worth of work Drury was able to make calm down concerns about wasting valuable futures assets when he was a buyer.