Oh good we get to keep the higher pick from Edmonton
Confirmed with Link: VAN/COL Poolman (20% retained) + 2025 4th for Erik Brannstrom(Waived)
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The pick the Oilers traded for Podkolzin was Ottawa’s 4th.
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.
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.
Tidy work. Brannstrom and Wolanin is a very good 1-2 punch for the farm.
Jerry the great
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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.
David Bruce Banner
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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)
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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?
strattonius
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High pedigree player that just has not taken the next step. This was the summer that Brannstrom had to come back and look like he leveled up but he has stagnated.
Bubbles
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I 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.
That’s not how LTIR works. Essentially, LTIR means you can exceed that cap by that contract amount (2.5m). However there’s another mechanism in place. It’s called daily cap accrual. Every day you gain a little bit more cap space. It grows quite a bit and with say 2.5m in space to start the year, that becomes around 11m by the trade deadline.
If you are on LTIR, you don’t accrue cap space. So you have 2.5m in cap space but it remain static all year. By trading Poolman’s contract (20% retained so Canucks free up 2m) and waiving Brannstrom they are able to get below the salary cap and accrue cap space every day.
That hatty in his first season was epic though lol.... Nonis' big swing if he had kept his job. Yikes
PuckMunchkin
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Well that seems pretty good value!
OEL buyout will be on the books for a good while....
Canucks can build up cap space with this move and while Brannstrom has had his struggles if they get him the system they might be able to build him into something with strong coaching. He just turned 25 and perhaps you can get him to a third pairing level. Regardless he is some depth in the system if he passes through waivers. So that works.
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Yep. It should really help with Abby's anemic PP, which proved to be their undoing in the playoffs.
Bubbles
Die Hard for Bedard 2023
I remember the hype on that guy, and he was so close to signing with the Canucks. I had dreams of him lining up with the Sedins for years. That hatty set the league on fire and he literally disappeared right after lol
Going on three years, too. Which have flown by in comparison to the first three years of the Benning era. Three years into Jimmy's tenure was the Petey draft, but it felt like he'd been around for f***ing ever already hahahaha.
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