arttk
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Oh good we get to keep the higher pick from EdmontonPuckPedia has it listed as Vancouver's.
Oh good we get to keep the higher pick from EdmontonPuckPedia has it listed as Vancouver's.
Wait we have a pick from Ottawa?
his skating in nowhere near elite. Both top speed and burst bang on league average for defenders. not a great shot either. Couple that with his size and inability to competently defend and you have a player likely on his last NA contract.Brannstrom was highly rated in his draft year, and his skating is close to elite.
Problem is, he's listed at 5'10" and 185, and since coming to the league has been absolutely schooled in his own zone. Probably the reason why Ottawa didn't qualify him.
And ultimately the reason why the Av's were only willing to go one year at $900,000. Kind of a baffling signing really. They already have a flock of smaller, offensive d-men led of course by Cale Makar....but Towes, Girard, Kylington and even De Haan are 6'1" or under. Why sign another under-sized defender?
Brannstrom likely spends most of the season in Abbotsford if he clears waivers.....but is still an RFA heading into next season.
The last of Benning's messes, right?
Yep.. back to Swedenhis skating in nowhere near elite. Both top speed and burst bang on league average for defenders. not a great shot either. Couple that with his size and inability to competently defend and you have a player likely on his last NA contract.
That one's been dealt with though. This was the last one that needed to be cleaned up - IIRC, the only other Benning legacy contracts on the team IIRC are Hughes, Demko, and Garland (and Klimovich, lol)Other than the OEL buyout
cannot like this enough. home run.Oh good we get to keep the higher pick from Edmonton
The stink is dissipating.That one's been dealt with though. This was the last one that needed to be cleaned up - IIRC, the only other Benning legacy contracts on the team IIRC are Hughes, Demko, and Garland (and Klimovich, lol)
I keep seeing "he had a really bad camp" but I don't know what that means. Did he accidentally shoot the puck at the coaches mom's head or something?
I don't get this. We wanted to free up cap room but wasn't Poolman on LTIRetired so his cap already didn't count towards our cap? i'm confused.
That hatty in his first season was epic though lol.... Nonis' big swing if he had kept his job. YikesI originally read this as "Canucks get Brunnstrom" and I'm like why are we getting some failed 39 year old forward? Than I realize I am old as f*** and I should get new glasses.
OEL buyout will be on the books for a good while....The last of Benning's messes, right?
Yep. It should really help with Abby's anemic PP, which proved to be their undoing in the playoffs.Tidy work. Brannstrom and Wolanin is a very good 1-2 punch for the farm.
That hatty in his first season was epic though lol.... Nonis' big swing if he had kept his job. Yikes