Player Discussion Brandon Davidson - How do you like your crow?

[Aceboogie]

Even a max #6 from Davidson is still pretty good. 5th rounder who looked very meh then went thru serious health issues. He had every excuse in the book to end up as bust, but he made it thru

Developing Davidson into a bottom pairing D allows management to not go after Ferences of the world

 

[space321]

What's the word on Davidson is he still injured?

 

[IAGTTAYM]

What's the word on Davidson is he still injured?

Took the warmup tonight, probably back against Buffalo.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

There was actually a lot of talk on this board about Davidson being ready at the end of last year and in the offseason.

I liked him as a good depth guy to start the year and would have ideally given him Ference's job.

I never thought he'd be better then a depth guy and I had no idea he had a shot or a decent hockey IQ....I wonder if he has any game left to grow?

 

[Mcnofool6110]

He looked like maybe our best defenseman before he went down with injury.

He's way the **** better than Fayne. Which is mostly a mark on Fayne.

Wonder if we go:
Nurse-Sekera
Klefbom-Gryba
Davidson-Schultz?

Ugh, Gryba. Can't think of a tough as nails RHD from Manitoba that would fit that top 4 bill

 

[IAGTTAYM]

There was actually a lot of talk on this board about Davidson being ready at the end of last year and in the offseason.

I liked him as a good depth guy to start the year and would have ideally given him Ference's job.

I never thought he'd be better then a depth guy and I had no idea he had a shot or a decent hockey IQ....I wonder if he has any game left to grow?

He keeps on suprising me. I thought I had a decent appreciation of him after watching OKC a good amount last season, but he's even better then I thought.

If he can keep it up for the rest of the season, I think we'll be talking about him as a legitimate top 4/5 d-man.

 

[space321]

Took the warmup tonight, probably back against Buffalo.

Oh nice, I didn't watch today was busy. I was afraid he broke his wrist or something phew :p

 

[guymez]

He has been better than Reinhart so far. Didn't see that coming.

 

[Hawkeyfan99]

he looks like he could end up being an average bottom-pairing guy if he continues to develop.... he is still VERY slow though, so bottom pairing is at high as he'll ever reach IMO.... on a good team he is still in the AHL or the 7th dman

He isn't very slow! Do you actually watch or know hockey?

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

I've been one of his few supporters all season. Glad people are finally realizing he is a valuable player.
There is a reason Chia didn't put him on waivers.

 

[nexttothemoon]

It would be nice to have someone from the back half of the draft actually pan out.

So far it looks like he's beating the odds and is a keeper.

 

[Cloned]

The advanced stats like him. A lot.

Visually he looks pretty good too.

The Oilers have been dying for someone like this to pop up. A back of the order draftee or non-touted prospect who becomes a significant NHL player.

I hope he can maintain his play.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

The advanced stats like him. A lot.

Visually he looks pretty good too.

The Oilers have been dying for someone like this to pop up. A back of the order draftee or non-touted prospect who becomes a significant NHL player.

I hope he can maintain his play.

Agreed. He plays with an edge, isn't afraid to skate the puck out, and has a good shot. I'm really rooting for this kid.

 

[CornKicker]

i thought he looked good last night, i mean we all want a #1 Dman but if you temper expectations and look at people for what they bring davidson is a great bottom pairing guy. also if we had been able to develop players like him over the last decade we might not be stuck with ferences and eric belangers and boyd gordons

 

[PaPaDee]

The advanced stats like him. A lot.

Visually he looks pretty good too.

The Oilers have been dying for someone like this to pop up. A back of the order draftee or non-touted prospect who becomes a significant NHL player.

I hope he can maintain his play.

Not too bad for a 6th round pick that was a throw in with the Lubo-Whitney trade.

 

[Aceboogie]

The advanced stats like him. A lot.

Visually he looks pretty good too.

The Oilers have been dying for someone like this to pop up. A back of the order draftee or non-touted prospect who becomes a significant NHL player.

I hope he can maintain his play.

Yup 55% fenwick is very good on this D. And his corsiRel to other D on this team is pretty high.

Hes got 0.77 pts/60 which is pretty solid for a D. Probaly around #4 production

Hes a solid shutdown D but he has a cannon for a shot and can move the puck well

 

[LTIR]

i thought he looked good last night, i mean we all want a #1 Dman but if you temper expectations and look at people for what they bring davidson is a great bottom pairing guy. also if we had been able to develop players like him over the last decade we might not be stuck with ferences and eric belangers and boyd gordons

Played over 20mins last night and finsihed on the + side.
i think Nilsson is currently masking a lot of negatives of our Dmen making Davidson, Nurse, Sekera, Klefbom and even Gryba are all look like legit NHL Dmen.

 

[CornKicker]

Played over 20mins last night and finsihed on the + side.
i think Nilsson is currently masking a lot of negatives of our Dmen making Davidson, Nurse, Sekera, Klefbom and even Gryba are all look like legit NHL Dmen.

i agree but also good goaltending allows players to play with confidence. the value is huge when you arent afraid to make a mistake.

 

[ponokanocker]

He had a solid game last night and used that cannon well a couple of times. I didn't think he needed to be bailed out by Nilsson last night, unlike Schultz. He's nothing too flashy but plays a solid well rounded game.

 

[PaPaDee]

Played over 20mins last night and finsihed on the + side.
i think Nilsson is currently masking a lot of negatives of our Dmen making Davidson, Nurse, Sekera, Klefbom and even Gryba are all look like legit NHL Dmen.

It's funny how a good D group can potentially make a goalie look better than he actually is and vice versa.

Although, from yesterday's game, it didn't seem like Buffalo had a bunch of high quality chances.

 

[ponokanocker]

It's funny how a good D group can potentially make a goalie look better than he actually is and vice versa.

Although, from yesterday's game, it didn't seem like Buffalo had a bunch of high quality chances.

The Oilers did limit Buffalo's high quality chances. The 1 major breakdown was a series of bad plays by Draisaitl that lead to Eichel wide open in the slot. Other than that, it was pretty solid, even with the ref's doing all they could to get Buffalo back in it.

 

[LTIR]

The Oilers did limit Buffalo's high quality chances. The 1 major breakdown was a series of bad plays by Draisaitl that lead to Eichel wide open in the slot. Other than that, it was pretty solid, even with the ref's doing all they could to get Buffalo back in it.

way too many close calls in the 3rd when BUF was pushing hard. Nilsson made some huge saves and the post bailed him out as well. There were plenty of chances for BUF to get back in the game.


But like many here have said Nurse, Klefbom, Sekera and Davidson seem like keepers.
Davidson no so much as the other 3 but is clearly on the + side of equation.

 

[Seedling]

I highly doubt he would have been picked up on waivers. He would now though.

You're entitled to be wrong.

 

[Mr Positive]

You're entitled to be wrong.

hey you're being mean!

jk, but for me, the kicker is that you aren't allowed to claim someone and put them in the AHL. Did Davidson show enough last year for a team to use a roster spot and a spot against the contract limit? He was a -5 in 12 games, and 1 point. I think maybe someone might have taken a chance, but most teams have a prospect like him kicking around somewhere. He did look better than his stats last year, but I doubt anyone scouted him either. Every year there are always players that people say will get claimed for sure but don't. It's not as big a freebie as it seems usually.

of course now, someone would claim him for sure.

 

[guymez]

hey you're being mean!

jk, but for me, the kicker is that you aren't allowed to claim someone and put them in the AHL. Did Davidson show enough last year for a team to use a roster spot and a spot against the contract limit? He was a -5 in 12 games, and 1 point. I think maybe someone might have taken a chance, but most teams have a prospect like him kicking around somewhere. He did look better than his stats last year, but I doubt anyone scouted him either. Every year there are always players that people say will get claimed for sure but don't. It's not as big a freebie as it seems usually.

of course now, someone would claim him for sure.

Perhaps the Oilers Management group was just a little smarter than the average HF poster.

They clearly saw something in Davidson during the Pre-season and in practice.

They deserve major kudos for not risking losing this player because he is showing himself to be a legit NHL'er.