I’ve been liking him on the PP. They’ll still move him though and Wtv team gets him, it’ll be a steal. He’s hit his ceiling here and he probably knows he won’t be able to advance in Ottawa. Hoping his talents get used well elsewhere.
JarethCutestoryJuD
DJ put a ceiling on Branny.
somethingappealing
I love Branny, but unfortunately, he doesn’t have a place here. With Chabot and Sandy to play the powerplay and top 4 left side along with all of our offensive forwards, he will never get a chance on the powerplay. He will get traded in the offseason for peanuts, and whoever gets him will get a steal of deal.
Along with all of the above, this team also doesn’t need Branny as we need more size and grit for our bottom pair. We need a bottom pairing guy that specializes on the PK, and that just isn’t Branny. All the things that Branny does well we already have in spades, which is the big issue with this team. They have way too many of the same thing.
MrCharlieBones
They’re going to trade him and he’s going to be a top-4 guy somewhere else. Fucking sucks.
bmeule14
He’s fine. 5/6/7 D-man is his ceiling.
spencerr13
He’s a bit of an analytics darling, but he’s second last among defence men in shooting talent above average (-27.1%), he can’t shoot. Takes and can’t kill penalties and is an average passer.
All that being said I think he could improve elsewhere, but not sure what the market is for a guy that gets good analytics by skating pucks out with control into decent areas and releasing a muffin.
not_ray_not_pat
The people who dislike Brännström think that the only useful thing a defenseman (who doesn’t score) can do is cross check people in the crease and get hit with pucks. Positioning, stick checks, retrievals, and exciting the zone effectively don’t register for them. DJ was one of them.
Disturburger
Same, Holmes. Same.
bigsalad98
I’m gonna be sad if/when we give up on him. He’s a really good offense and defensive playdriver in his current role. He’s exactly what we need as a 5th defenseman. I’m not against adding size to the defense – I think playing him with a big partner could be fine, but the idea just replacing him with someone who’s 6’5″ is gonna make the team better is really funny to me
HotOpportunity9006
😊
reagan080
I know the sub is divided on something like this but he’s a very much undersized defenceman. Yes there are more parts of the game then just size and physicality but this team all over there line up is too easy to play against. The underlying numbers look fine he will be a decent defenceman in the NHL his ceiling is likely a top 4 but reality he’s probably a bottom pair guy where he’s at now. This whole lineup needs to get tougher to play against. This team has no issue with offence but the team defence has been horrific this whole rebuild.
-burnr-
I like the Branchise. Happy he wasn’t dealt
Afraid-Air1243
To be honest I’d rather have Branny at 3.5mx8 than Chychrun at 7mx8.
Branny is our most offensively talented defensemen and I’ve been saying sine 2020-21 he should be on PP1. Will be interesting to see what happens to him this off season
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I’ve been liking him on the PP. They’ll still move him though and Wtv team gets him, it’ll be a steal. He’s hit his ceiling here and he probably knows he won’t be able to advance in Ottawa. Hoping his talents get used well elsewhere.
DJ put a ceiling on Branny.
I love Branny, but unfortunately, he doesn’t have a place here. With Chabot and Sandy to play the powerplay and top 4 left side along with all of our offensive forwards, he will never get a chance on the powerplay. He will get traded in the offseason for peanuts, and whoever gets him will get a steal of deal.
Along with all of the above, this team also doesn’t need Branny as we need more size and grit for our bottom pair. We need a bottom pairing guy that specializes on the PK, and that just isn’t Branny. All the things that Branny does well we already have in spades, which is the big issue with this team. They have way too many of the same thing.
They’re going to trade him and he’s going to be a top-4 guy somewhere else. Fucking sucks.
He’s fine. 5/6/7 D-man is his ceiling.
He’s a bit of an analytics darling, but he’s second last among defence men in shooting talent above average (-27.1%), he can’t shoot. Takes and can’t kill penalties and is an average passer.
All that being said I think he could improve elsewhere, but not sure what the market is for a guy that gets good analytics by skating pucks out with control into decent areas and releasing a muffin.
The people who dislike Brännström think that the only useful thing a defenseman (who doesn’t score) can do is cross check people in the crease and get hit with pucks. Positioning, stick checks, retrievals, and exciting the zone effectively don’t register for them. DJ was one of them.
Same, Holmes. Same.
I’m gonna be sad if/when we give up on him. He’s a really good offense and defensive playdriver in his current role. He’s exactly what we need as a 5th defenseman. I’m not against adding size to the defense – I think playing him with a big partner could be fine, but the idea just replacing him with someone who’s 6’5″ is gonna make the team better is really funny to me
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I know the sub is divided on something like this but he’s a very much undersized defenceman. Yes there are more parts of the game then just size and physicality but this team all over there line up is too easy to play against. The underlying numbers look fine he will be a decent defenceman in the NHL his ceiling is likely a top 4 but reality he’s probably a bottom pair guy where he’s at now. This whole lineup needs to get tougher to play against. This team has no issue with offence but the team defence has been horrific this whole rebuild.
I like the Branchise. Happy he wasn’t dealt
To be honest I’d rather have Branny at 3.5mx8 than Chychrun at 7mx8.
Branny is our most offensively talented defensemen and I’ve been saying sine 2020-21 he should be on PP1. Will be interesting to see what happens to him this off season
I found him real exciting as a 4th line winger.