News and Blog Report: Training camp & Preseason News & Notes

[McDNicks17]

There's no way you can walk into the stat of the season with Josh Brown playing regular minutes

He's no worse than Desharnais.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

I mean they signed him to a 3 year deal and he brings something to the table that we sorely lack especially with Kane out of the lineup. I doubt that he's much of a downgrade from Vinny.

Oil have pre-purchased their trade deadline depth d-men with Brown and Stetcher. Giving them x3 and x2 terms protects against waiver claim action and their differing styles gives 3rd pair and 7th D versatility. Emberson's age, possible latent ability, and ufa status likely gets him first shot at 2RD until trade deadline upgrade.

All trade chips at deadline can focus on 2RD upgrade and retention/double retention potential with maybe a cheap get at another position.

 

[Broberg Speed]

He's no worse than Desharnais.

I believe those are realistic expectations... that's the bar. I wonder what Desharnais stat line would have looked like last season in Arizona as a stay at home defensive defenseman? Brown is s a good interview.


This is from yesterday, I love how Bouchard credits Barrie on helping him develop his power play game.


I hope Pickard gets 30 regular season game so Skinner is fresh for the postseason.

 

[CycloneSweep]

He's no worse than Desharnais.

Analytically Josh Brown is arguably the worst defender to play regular minutes last year.
He is physical but he is awful at hockey.
He is a 7D arguably an AHL tweener.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Analytically Josh Brown is arguably the worst defender to play regular minutes last year.
He is physical but he is awful at hockey.
He is a 7D arguably an AHL tweener.

He hasn’t really played on a good team yet. Let’s just see what he can do, I’m not writing anyone off yet

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Personally my biggest concern is the lack of speed in the bottom 6. Foegle, Macleod, and Holloway can all skate. That's my one issue heading into the season.

 

[McDNicks17]

Analytically Josh Brown is arguably the worst defender to play regular minutes last year.
He is physical but he is awful at hockey.
He is a 7D arguably an AHL tweener.

Only by analytics that ignore all context.

 

[onetweasy]

Let's keep the discussion here to training camp. Anything that doesn't fit into other threads can go in the OT thread.

Well f***.

I came into this training camp thread looking exclusively for ways to solve countless complex City planning issues and now you’ve gone and ended that…..