Quoting: PurpleHippo
Its more that he wouldn't make the team over Nurse, Ekholm, Broberg or Kulak on the LH side.
I like Brannstrom but he doesn't fit Edmontons needs.
It's true that Edmonton has really worked on their Defense depth recently, adding Ekholm really changed a lot of things.
Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Ceci
Broberg/Kulak - Desharnais
Effectively, not much spot for Brannstrom right now, even if he is better than Broberg/Kulak at the moment, Broberg was a high pick and needs to be developed
But seriously, my post had nothing to do with the Oilers needs though, more when CD said "
Dump Brannstrom" and "
You're overvaluing Brannstrom by a lot"
Quoting: CD282
I don't understand your question actually.
But the stats show that he plays 3rd pairing comp and puts up decent numbers in limited minutes. They also show he's 5'10 / 185 and Holland has built a defense corps where the smallest player is 6'2 / 210.
You're projecting him WAY to hard at this point. Maybe he becomes what you think he will (doubtful, given his physical limitations) but in any case Edmonton doesn't have the space to fit him in and develop him. Broberg is younger and putting up better stats, they're better off developing him instead.
The question is simple, if you use advanced stats often, why would they not be valid in this instance? Which would make your statements about Brannstrom dubious
I'm not talking about your team needs, if you like his size or not, etc. I am talking about you using the words "dump" and "overvaluing a lot"
Brannstrom was literally one of the best #5 D-man in the NHL last season. On multiple occasions when Chabot was injured in the past, he has stepped up and looked even better posting 22+ minutes per game
And what do you mean "
Broberg is younger and putting up better stats"?
Brannstrom is less than 2 years older, already has 121 more NHL games and has paced for 24 pts per 82 games the last 3 seasons (since 21 y/o). Broberg paced for 14 pts last season
But as I said above, agreed Oliers need to continue developing him.