Confirmed Signing with Link: Kings sign Daniel Brickley

[AmericanDream]

Danny DeKeyser was optioned down the first year after signing and was on a Calder Cup winning team in the AHL. So not an accurate statement even if his stay there was brief. However, DeKeyser is also a defensive d-man that skates a lot better than Brickley so the comparison doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Bottom pairing PP specialists are things most teams already have in their system. I wish Brickley luck but I think people are a little too infatuated with him at this point. I don't see him as better than our bottom pairing guys right now in Detroit and those dudes are terrible.

Signing Brickley and blocking Cholowski makes zero sense to me.

I stand corrected, I forgot the Red Wing's AHL team made the playoffs, only reason why he went down.

As for the comp, I stand by it 100%. In order for Brickley to make it, he will be this type of player at the NHL level, just with more offensive upside. He isn't just a power play specialist, his defensive game has improved. His agility for his size is above average, he is strong on his skates and so strong on the puck..his overall speed is slightly above average, nothing that is going to hold him back. He just does everything well, and a reason why he is the only kid actually visiting teams with a final 5 list and PICKING where he wants to go this year..lol...every team wants this kid - every one of them.

He has been the top free agent in the country for 2 years now, it simply isn't for a power play specialist. Everything I have watched from him, all reports on him, and comments from my very own GM Stan Bowman all indicate this kid is the real deal. I am comfortable saying he will have a DeKeyser like career but on steroids - meaning he will be a NHLer, a top 4 dman right out the gate - and a guy who will be relied on for special teams and even strength play. I love his shot as well, accurate and finds ways to the net to generate offense..I have to strongly disagree with you on this kid as we are talking about 2 different players.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

any wings fan who wouldnt want him signing here, needs to give their head a shake.

If he ends up "blocking" someone like cholowski, hronek, ect... id like to think its because he performed above them vs just playing him to play him.

hope he signs here, but i highly doubt it unless he's looking beyond just next year.

Agreed, Brickley is LD so he's not blocking Hronek whom is RD only Green if he's resigned would be blocking Hronek and Kronwall, Ericsson and Daley are off the books within 2 years and Ouellet and Jensen could be out the door as well so there shouldn't be any players being blocked here. Hronek needs to be up this fall over resigning Mike Green and Cholowski is probably at least another year away he'll take Kronwalls spot hopefully next year after Kronwall retires.

 

[WhoTagz]

So your telling me that because of Butcher the odds on an undrafted UFA college free agent have actually increased? Who is the last undrafted free agent Dman to make a significant impact? Both Butcher and Schultz were drafted and decided not to sign with there respective team if you recall

Torey Krug

 

[ATypicalCanadian]

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Nick1219]

Off to LA. Interesting.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Not a bad place to learn how to play D in the NHL.

 

[Wingsfan 4 life]

any wings fan who wouldnt want him signing here, needs to give their head a shake.

If he ends up "blocking" someone like cholowski, hronek, ect... id like to think its because he performed above them vs just playing him to play him.

hope he signs here, but i highly doubt it unless he's looking beyond just next year.

I'm just against having to burn a full ELC year in our last 5(that's counting tonights game) games of the season.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

 

[Canovin]

Doughty replacement

 

[jfont]

Yay!!!

 

[KingsHockey24]

Who?

 

[larmex99]

Doughty replacement

I Dought that.....

 

[redcard]

Yay, we won!

What did we win?

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[go4hockey]

Always good to be able to add to your prospect pool.

 

[chizzler]

Doubt Boston even called. Lots of bogus tweets.

 

[Rempe73]

The future answer to this question is Neal Pionk. The kid has looked unreal since his call up.

Yea, I heard 25 teams were trying to sign Pionk. He has been amazing for us offensively and very solid defensively, which shocks me. I did not know he could hold his own in the D-zone. Needs to work on his zone exists, but it's a fixable issue. His breakout passes are good, which leads me to believe the poor zone exits are a result of the Rangers' system and having a weak puck-moving partner in Staal.

He's very comparable to Butcher. And I've always said that, while Butcher is better now, Pionk has more upside and can become a great player. Don't get me wrong, Butcher is a beast offensively, but only below average to average defensively, which limits his potential to be a top pairing defenseman. That's not my opinion. That's what Devils fans say. And Pionk also faces much harder competition. The coach consistently plays him and Staal against other team's top lines.

 

[rajuabju]

Interesting. Its a free asset, so, yay, we won

 

[KingPuckChoo]

the villains won !

 

[Kingspiracy]

the villains won !

I blame the ref.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Congrats Kings fan, you got a guy with awesome nickname material (d Brickwall, d Brickhouse, etc). I heard he's also decent at that hockey thing, but his name is easily the biggest part of this signing.

 

[The Night King]

Congrats Kings fan, you got a guy with awesome nickname material (d Brickwall, d Brickhouse, etc). I heard he's also decent at that hockey thing, but his name is easily the biggest part of this signing.

That name would also be great in basketball.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I blame the ref.

Biased, California reffing.