Oily probably should not trade Broberg for a 2nd. But at this stage, that is likely his value.
I don't see the Habs having interest in paying for a D prospect that has very little upside. With Barron / Reinbacher / Mailloux, the Habs have good young talent on the way. Xhekaj will also likely play RHD next season and into the future.
Very aware of that.
The guy just turned 22. Plays D. Big, strong, skates very well. Cant see any reason for the Oilers to trade him right now when he hasnt been given any real opportunity to develop or show what he is capable of at the Nhl level. At times he looks great. He wont be a big point producer at the Nhl level. Im thinking his upside is a Jay Bowmeister kind of Dman. And I would be thrilled with that. All that being said if he was being traded on his own right now I would expect him to bring a late first or early second or equivalent.
He just turned 22 with very little opportunity at the Nhl level. Also missed a lot of time due to injury. Has all the attributes to be a great second pair shutdown Dman. Your take is absolute nonsense.
I am 100% correct . Broberg is a declining B prospect. Former 1st rounder who is in his D+5 season and yet to secure a role on a team that is notorious for poor defense.
There's no way we trade engstrom for broberg
other teams will value him low based upon what they have seen him do and not what they think he will do. He was a top 10 pick and has played the 2nd fewest games of all other top ten picks. At the time time of the pick, a few of us believed the oilers thought they had Seider locked up till the Wings took him and they to Broberg in a knee jerk reaction without thinking. Oiler board knows I love my Swedes and this pick perplexed me at the time. I had him 10 to 15 picks later. At the time he was compared to Klefbom and I said he was a poor mans Klefbom. Saw both play in the draft year and comparing them is like night and day. This was Hollands first draft as Oiler GM but unlike many on the oiler board, I see more misses then hits and not taking Wallstadt killed me. The oiler draft of 2019 is shaping up to be crap, we have already lost Konovalov(To Russia) and Blumel(who we either did not whant sign or he did not want to sign with the oilers--depending on the source) and the later picks of Mazura and Denehkin are completely unknown and from what little we know are long shots to make the NHL. That leaves Broberg and Lavoie to carry the flag from the 19 draft. Lavoie will be a guy I think who will break oiler fans hearts. He has looked very good some nights in the AHL and an ECHL on other nights,
HE needs to show something sooner than later
How did Toronto lose Sandin for nothing? They got a 1st round pick.
You've already been making that mistake. You literally lost Kostin, Yamamoto, and Puljujarvi for nothing. That's three first round picks from 2016 & 2017. For all 3, you got one prospect back who's now a free agent.
Puistola is a free agent now because Edmonton didn't sign him. So yes, absolutely nothing for 3 1st round picks from 2016 & 2017. Great asset management. Keep holding that potential.
Yet, you're saying Toronto lost players for nothing because they got a 1st?
Nurse should be traded for a 7th round pick to any dummy willing to take that contract.
No mention of the Oilers taking the consensus #4 pick in 2014 at #3?
I'm far from Broberg's biggest fan, but this isn't accurate. He's performed very well against lesser competition. He's simply buried by depth on Edmonton's left side.
Unless that B stands for bluechip, no, you're wrong. B prospects are generally late 1sts or over achieving mid-round picks. Mailloux is a B prospect.
LOL, the B will soon stand for bust if he doesn't make a significant impact this season. D+5 is the the end of the rope. After that, players are pretty much cut/loose. At D+5 Broberg's 1st round status is irrelevant. He has a very low ceiling and his floor is remaining low given the lack of progress. Every team has an underperforming late-age prospect like Broberg who's potential is waning.
