Modifié 22 févr. 2023 à 12 h 57 par Ajp_18
Quoting: Viqsi
No. We need defensive defensemen and have a metric f***ton of offensive blueliners already. Brannstrom's just noise here. So the whole basis of your proposal just doesn't work for us.
Quoting: Mattkenn
Fair enough, but consider the following:
1. You talk about a metric ****ton... but have you looked at brannstrom actual defensive metrics? He actually has good data backing up his defensive play, albeit in low usage. I take him over Jake Bean or Boqvist any day.
2. I understand Peeke brings much needed defensive stability. And seeing him leave would leave a gaping hole.. so can i interest you in Zaitsev and an additional 2nd for the troubles?
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Peeke is highly overrated by Jackets fans, he's more Gudbranson-lite than a true shutdown D-man like a Muzzin or Carlo type. For D-men playing 400+ minutes, he's basically tied for last on CBJ for on-ice xG for % (38.7%, Gavrikov has 38.4%), and is 181st in the league (OUT OF 198!!!) in the same metric according to Moneypuck. (Boqvist is 14th in the league by the way, up there with McAvoy and Heiskanen. Brannstrom is at 53.2%). Peeke is extremely similar to Gudbranson, except he can shoot a little better, blocks more shots, and takes fewer penalties. But the same criticisms we always have for Gudbranson (too slow, not physical enough, can't get out of his own end) apply to Peeke as well, but we overlook them because, why? He's not overpaid and still relatively young?
He sits back, gets out-worked and out-maneuvered for pucks, then gets trapped in the D-zone and can't get out. That forces him to block a ton of shots and eat a lot of minutes. Eventually teams work the puck around him to get high-danger shots. That's not a defensive D-man, good defensive D-men actually take the puck away (Peeke has 12 on the year, Gudbranson has 9, Gavrikov 19, Brannstrom has 20...Carlo has 21).
Jake Bean hasn't played enough this year to be a good comparison, but I'm certainly not taking Brannstrom over Boqvist. However, you take Brannstrom (who actually fills a positional need on LD) over Peeke every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Boqvist is finally playing up to potential, and Gudbranson's contract is immoveable, so Peeke is probably the actual odd-man out in Columbus.
Set up your pairs next year to be Z-Jiricek, Brannstrom-Boqvist, Bean-Blankenburg/Gudbranson. Focus on takeaways and moving the puck instead of the outdated human-pylon people-moving style that we're so obsessed by for some reason and clearly doesn't work.
TL;DR: Columbus gets the better, younger, more-roster-fitting player in this deal, and get paid a 4th to do so. As a Columbus fan, I take this every time.