Player Discussion: Derick Brassard 2019-20

[mdubs585]

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[Thrasymachus]

I am fine with this. We needed someone to replace Flip - this is it.

He is only 31 - I could see him having a nice bounce back year under Trotz.

We still need to do something about our top six though. That, or hope like hell Ho Sang and/or MDC get their sh*t together.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Can he skate well? I can't remember much about him from his time with those dirt bags at MSG.

 

[SI90]

I really like this move. Moves Cizikas back to 4C and brassard replaces Filpula. Also keeps Beauvillier on the wing.


I thought Brassard was close to signing in Edmonton?

 

[K Fleur]

Can he skate well? I can't remember much about him from his time with those dirt bags at MSG.

Last season Brassard couldn’t do anything well.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

I'd be down for a one year deal. Better than slotting Fritz onto this team and having zero depth in back of that.

 

[PK Cronin]

I really like this move. Moves Cizikas back to 4C and brassard replaces Filpula. Also keeps Beauvillier on the wing.


I thought Brassard was close to signing in Edmonton?

This was from yesterday:


This from today:

 

[doublechili]

I am fine with this. We needed someone to replace Flip - this is it.
He is only 31 - I could see him having a nice bounce back year under Trotz.
We still need to do something about our top six though. That, or hope like hell Ho Sang and/or MDC gets their sh*t together.

Maybe Lou does something about the top 6 before camp. Or maybe he goes into camp and sees how Beau, MDC and JHS look.

Signing a veteran to be 3C tells me they're leaning towards letting Otto marinate a bit more in the AHL. One or more of Beau, MDC and JHS will be on the 3rd line, so now they have a veteran center to play with. If Beau looks good, maybe they have their top 6 wing already. If not, Lou can go shopping. He's just using the time that he has.

 

[IslesWinMet2019]

he won't be signed. LL is tightlipped about everything. LL NYI rumors are pretty much "all hype"

 

[Skip To My Lou]

I was on board with bringing him on when the offseason started. I'm happy they're doing this. He can work well in Trotz's system.

 

[doublechili]

This was from yesterday:


This from today:

Someone maybe told Georges that Brassard "will be wearing blue and orange this year."

 

[kmo429]

he won't be signed. LL is tightlipped about everything. LL NYI rumors are pretty much "all hype"

If the rumor is out of Brassard's camp, there is nothing Lou can do about it.

 

[PK Cronin]

 

[Lights911]

Glad they’re bringing him in. Slot him into the 3rd line center role and let Beau stay on the wing.

 

[PK Cronin]

Just to be clear, this is still a rumor. Nothing has been confirmed yet.

 

[mdubs585]

I'm new to starting threads here. If I'm doing something wrong, please let me know and I'm happy to adjust.

 

[doublechili]

I'd be down for a one year deal. Better than slotting Fritz onto this team and having zero depth in back of that.

I agree. However, I am preparing myself for the possibility that they gave him an extra year to close the deal. Having said that, it would probably make sense from his perspective to sign a prove it contract to raise his value back up so hopefully it is just 1 year.

 

[eoin92]

Maybe we can trade him for Mika Zibanejad?

 

[Drive 4 Five]

Like this move a lot if he signs - assuming 1-2 years. Ideally this replaces Filppula's production with slightly younger legs. Allows Otto to continue his development.

 

[crasherino]

I'm new to starting threads here. If I'm doing something wrong, please let me know and I'm happy to adjust.

You're doing it ALL WRONG!

Take a lap.

 

[crasherino]

Perfectly fine move. I probably like this better than Boyle, if it comes to pass.

But this isn't really moving the needle much. He's better than Fritz though.

 

[DalGoal4Cups]

On a 1 year contract I don't mind it. But he has been horrible the last two years. If it's more than a year I don't like this at all.

 

[PK Cronin]

Perfectly fine move. I probably like this better than Boyle, if it comes to pass.

But this isn't really moving the needle much. He's better than Fritz though.

I agree. Better than Boyle, probably equal to or maybe slightly better than Filppula. Doesn't do much else. Status quo for the team so far.

 

[IslesNorway]

Makes sense. If it's a one year deal there's little risk

 

[PK Cronin]

On a 1 year contract I don't mind it. But he has been horrible the last two years. If it's more than a year I don't like this at all.

He had 46 points two seasons ago, which is 15 more than Filppula got last year. We should be really happy with that. I think he's a bad fit for speedier teams that want to run and gun.