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…..

 

[Bryanbryoil]

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…..

You sir are SOL! Take it to the OT thread Bub!

 

[On The Prowl]

Hes probably just the #7. Probably will come in for certain matchups. We will see. I know nothing about him. I wasn’t too enthusiastic to watch Coyotes games personally.

Pretty sure I saw him destroy somebody in a fight the one and only time I remember watching him.