Prospect Info: 188th overall (2017): Vancouver selects D Matthew Brassard (Oshawa) | Unsigned, back into the draft

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And that's the draft.

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Finally.

 

[Saturated Fats]

Pretty big kid... D+1, right?

I dunno, don't mind it. Had no other preference at the pick. OHL D-men this far down rarely pan out, though.

 

[Josepho]

Not a fan.

 

[Pip]

Meh.

 

[PG Canuck]

Bleh.

 

[TruGr1t]

Another weird defensive defenseman pick; the guys on 1040 seem to think is just another attempt at adding depth to Utica.

 

[clunk]

I'll add another meh.

Palmu imo makes up for this pick and the Gunnarsson pick.

Maybe one of these guys has a very outside shot of becoming a fringe 8th/9th d-man?

 

[Roy Baby*]

Nice ! This guys an animal

 

[JumpierPegasus]

What an underwhelming ending. Miles Liberati type 7th round pick, unspectacular defender with nothing that sets him apart. Average at everything

 

[windflare]

Not quite just a defensive defenseman. Half a PPG, still 18 even though it's his D+1 season.

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/04/sunday-top-10-2017-nhl-draft-re-entries.html

Brock has him there, and I quote:

He's got a lot of things going for him. First is size and aggressiveness at 6'2, 200lbs. Second is overall mobility, which is pretty decent. Third is a big point shot.

Not a bad 7th round pick.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Not sure why people keep saying Defensive D-man... guy had 12 goals and 20 assists. Not too shabby.

 

[Icebreakers]

Another weird defensive defenseman pick; the guys on 1040 seem to think is just another attempt at adding depth to Utica.

Hes not really a defensive dman. 32 points in 62 games isnt that bad .

 

[RealGudbranson]

Guy is D+1, but is only one month older than some of our other picks this year. Also, he's .5 PPG, which isn't anything to write home about, but nothing to scoff at either; the bare minimum for successful defenseman.

Pick reminds me of Carl Neil (not Tate Olson), a flier on a defenseman who may have a more established role his D+1/2 season.

 

[TruGr1t]

Not sure why people keep saying Defensive D-man... guy had 12 goals and 20 assists. Not too shabby.

Because that's what they said on 1040, probably. Though they didn't seem to know much about him either.

Shane Malloy had no clue who he was.

 

[Hansen]

would have preferred Thilander or Bellerive I think

 

[Uhmkay]

This isn't a bad 7th round pick. Big aggressive guy who skates well and can shoot the puck.

 

[Nucker101]

Another Tate Olson type of pick? Never paid attention to him for this draft.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Another Tate Olson type of pick? Never paid attention to him for this draft.

Except he's bigger, has a better shot and is right handed.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Seems like the kind of guy you draft in the 7th round.

 

[Wisp]

Guy is D+1, but is only one month older than some of our other picks this year. Also, he's .5 PPG, which isn't anything to write home about, but nothing to scoff at either; the bare minimum for successful defenseman.

0.5 ppg is the bare minimum threshold for NHL puck handling, usually. Could be something to him

it's 7th round, not a player I fret about. The earlier pick - Gunnarson - is definition of meh.

 

[F A N]

What an underwhelming ending. Miles Liberati type 7th round pick, unspectacular defender with nothing that sets him apart. Average at everything

You realize this is a 7th round pick right? Miles Liberati was worth a shot.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

You realize this is a 7th round pick right? Miles Liberati was worth a shot.

Brassard is also quite a bit better than Liberati:

Liberati draft year:
6'0', 175lbs, LH
(season + playoffs):
52 GP, 3, 7 A, 10 Points, +5

Brassard draft year:
6'2, 201lbs, RH
74 GP, 13 g, 23 a, 36 Points, Even

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Brassard is also quite a bit better than Liberati:

Liberati draft year:
6'0', 175lbs, LH
(season + playoffs):
52 GP, 3, 7 A, 10 Points, +5

Brassard draft year:
6'2, 201lbs, RH
74 GP, 13 g, 23 a, 36 Points, Even

Actually Brassard had 4 points in 28 games in his draft year. Hes an overager

And yes I know it's a seventh round pick but they were both defenders who were very bland defenders. Bottom pairing AHL fodder

It's just a meh, whatever pick. Not saying it's wrong to draft for AHL depth but it's just underwhelming

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Actually Brassard had 4 points in 28 games in his draft year. Hes an overager

And yes I know it's a seventh round pick but they were both defenders who were very bland defenders. Bottom pairing AHL fodder

It's just a meh, whatever pick. Not saying it's wrong to draft for AHL depth but it's just underwhelming

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