This is a cap move for the Blues. We needed the extra million+ Sanford makes elsewhere. This way we do not need to trade Tarasenko if we cannot find the right deal. The Blues were plenty deep already, so Sanford might have naturally been a 4th liner depending on how camp shakes out. Brown can compete for a 4th line/press box slot. If he plays well enough to earn it, great. If not, we got the cap space we needed.
I do wish we could have gotten a better player or higher pick coming back for Sanford though. $2M is not overpaid for what Sanford brings, so he is not a cap dump. He should have some value. He is frustratingly inconsistent and bone-headed at times, but he also puts up points overall. I am not a Sanford fan at all, but the Blues might end up missing him if they do end up trading Tarasenk for a LD (like they should). 2 top 9 forwards traded would hurt our forward depth a bit.
Yeah, who wouldn’t? And I’d rather have a first. Neither are realistic returns for Zach Sanford.I would have rather got a 2nd instead of Brown
he is made of soggy paper macheWhat’s the problem with Brown
skating? Compete? Lack of opportunity?
Good trade for both teams. Sanford was an expiring contract and a bit redundant with STL's forward group, especially with Tarasenko not being traded. Getting a buy-low prospect for him is a nice piece of business to both get some cap room and swing on a young player. On Ottawa's end, it wouldn't surprise me if Sanford produces well with more ice time and becomes a relatively valuable deadline piece for more picks.
Not to shit on Brown. but you don't want him on your 4th line, top 6 or bust top 9 at the minimum he needs offensive zone starts and he is not that good defensively or at least not as defensively sound as 4th liner should be.
More ice time for Sanford? He regularly played with RoR, he got too much ice time in STL
He'll only be good as your 4th line center if you have some guys on your fourth line to support him. Otherwise I can see you getting very mad at him. He can create offense from nothing, but defensively he's a bit of a lost cause. He 's just too slow and not smart defensively.Like this trade for St. Louis, the Blues gained cap space.
Brown could be with the Blues roster as a 4th line C or RW until Sundqvist returns from injury, that’s if Logan Brown has a good training camp with St. Louis.
Like this trade for St. Louis, the Blues gained cap space.
Brown could be with the Blues roster as a 4th line C or RW until Sundqvist returns from injury, that’s if Logan Brown has a good training camp with St. Louis.
harumph... total passengerIf you play him with a couple possession driving linemates so he can float around and bang in leftovers, Sanford can at least be numbers-productive, if he’s being counted on for anything else, good luck.
He was productive on O’Reilly and Perron’s line. He’s sucked with almost everyone else.
2016 Draft kind of sucks
I'm thinking Kostin will have Blues fans saying "Zach who?" soon enuffThis is a cap move for the Blues. We needed the extra million+ Sanford makes elsewhere. This way we do not need to trade Tarasenko if we cannot find the right deal. The Blues were plenty deep already, so Sanford might have naturally been a 4th liner depending on how camp shakes out. Brown can compete for a 4th line/press box slot. If he plays well enough to earn it, great. If not, we got the cap space we needed.
I do wish we could have gotten a better player or higher pick coming back for Sanford though. $2M is not overpaid for what Sanford brings, so he is not a cap dump. He should have some value. He is frustratingly inconsistent and bone-headed at times, but he also puts up points overall. I am not a Sanford fan at all, but the Blues might end up missing him if they do end up trading Tarasenk for a LD (like they should). 2 top 9 forwards traded would hurt our forward depth a bit.