Confirmed with Link: Flyers sign D T.J. Brennan (March 6, 2018 signing announcement in post #1)

[tade]

 

[Striiker]

Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way.

Good guy Brandon Manning knows he shouldn't be here so he's removing himself from the team.

 

[bb12]

I see no reason someone who scored over a point per game and 25 goals in the ahl as a defender should compete for a spot or at least be considered going forward as far as trading others.

I don't know much about him but I feel his star line automatically makes him better then manning and makes streit and Shultz even more expandable then they were. AMAC is a wild card due to his contract

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I see no reason someone who scored over a point per game and 25 goals in the ahl as a defender should compete for a spot or at least be considered going forward as far as trading others.

I don't know much about him but I feel his star line automatically makes him better then manning and makes streit and Shultz even more expandable then they were. AMAC is a wild card due to his contract

He's an organization filler. He's not going to really factor into the equation. There's a reason he's been on multiple teams to this point & hasn't caught on in the NHL despite putting up numbers in the AHL. At age 27 I'm not expecting that to change.

 

[Petr Svoboda Mullet]

He's an organization filler. He's not going to really factor into the equation. There's a reason he's been on multiple teams to this point & hasn't caught on in the NHL despite putting up numbers in the AHL. At age 27 I'm not expecting that to change.

Agreed. He's akin to Darrin Ruf for the Phillies. Solid minor league that doesn't have the chops to last more than a few games in the big leagues.

 

[bb12]

I wouldn't expect anything better then 6/7 since a bucket > manning

 

[kelmitchell]

You can walk away from it, or, because the Flyers have at least two players going to arbitration, get a second buyout period.

Thank you, I wasn't sure how this worked, I am glad we don't have to accept the deals

 

[Curufinwe]

We do have to accept any arbitration award below the $3.5m+ limit.

 

[kelmitchell]

We do have to accept any arbitration award below the $3.5m+ limit.

So we have to accept manning and weal? That's stupid, at this point I'd let both walk

 

[Curufinwe]

They have to accept the salary the arbitrators awards, and then choose a one year or two year deal.

Or sign them to a contract before arbitration.

Or trade them before arbitration.

 

[Rebels57]

I see no reason someone who scored over a point per game and 25 goals in the ahl as a defender should compete for a spot or at least be considered going forward as far as trading others.

I don't know much about him but I feel his star line automatically makes him better then manning and makes streit and Shultz even more expandable then they were. AMAC is a wild card due to his contract

In the NHL, you have to be able to play defense. He can't.

 

[Appleyard]

In the NHL, you have to be able to play defense. He can't.

Yup, and if you are sub-par defensively like him in today's NHL then you have to generally be a good/great skater to make up for it.

And he is not.


He is actually pretty 'unlucky' in regards to when he was born... if he was ~15-20 years older Brennan would probably have had a good NHL career!

 

[SilkyMitts]

ship amac to arizona or edm for a pick

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Brennan's a Jersey guy? I immediately want him to make the team.

 

[Hooah4]

PPL Center is amazing. I love it. I moved up this way a few years ago. It's stunning. I love going there doesn't help we have a ton of solid prospects to watch up there

I can only hope they get better. Went to 12 games last season and every one they lost.

 

[Striiker]

Can we have a brief moment of silence for Brennans NHL hopes?

Eklund just said that he believes he could have an NHL future, which, of course, means there's no chance it happens.

I love this signing...TJ is a real talent who has been a slow developer but this could turn into one of the best "off the radar" moves of the summer. I have been following TJ's career closely and the former Hockey/Lacrosse High School star has been on an upward trajectory since being drafted, to the point where he became a dominant player this past year for the Marlies. The best d-man in the AHL. He is a guarantee to make the Phantoms better, but I think there may still be more there at the NHL level to come...

 

[Curufinwe]

Brennan for Yakupov?

 

[flyersfan018]

I see no reason someone who scored over a point per game and 25 goals in the ahl as a defender should compete for a spot or at least be considered going forward as far as trading others.

I don't know much about him but I feel his star line automatically makes him better then manning and makes streit and Shultz even more expandable then they were. AMAC is a wild card due to his contract

He's been given the chance multiple times. Just seems like he doesn't have the complete skillset to cut in the NHL.

Brennan's a Jersey guy? I immediately want him to make the team.

Moorestown area specifically. I know lots of people who have played hockey with him.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The most I could really see happening for Brennan in regards to the NHL this year is being a short term injury call-up but that might just have him sitting in the press box as a spare though.

 

[CutOnDime97]

CSN feature on Brennan from 2007 before he got drafted:

 

[backburner]

just to confirm - if he is in pre season does he hit waivers or is he exempt until the season starts like in nhl16

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

just to confirm - if he is in pre season does he hit waivers or is he exempt until the season starts like in nhl16

He's gotta go through waivers sometime before the start of the regular season opening night roster deadline.

 

[backburner]

He's gotta go through waivers sometime before the start of the regular season opening night roster deadline.

thanks - i figured.. hope he doesn't get claimed

seems very likely but then he would have to clear again if sent down ?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

thanks - i figured.. hope he doesn't get claimed

seems very likely but then he would have to clear again if sent down ?

He won't get claimed. He's been passing through waivers for years now. His value is in the minors not as a spare defensemen so it's not really worth the claim for other teams. You can find a steadier vet presence for a spare role.

 

[Fogelhund]

I was disappointed that he wasn't resigned with the Toronto Marlies this season, as he certainly helps the competitiveness of your AHL squad. I watched quite a few of the Marlies games last year, and lets just say he is barely a passable AHL D man, in the defensive zone. Even at the AHL level, he will make a lot of D errors. But, his offensive game is elite for the AHL. There is nothing wrong with make a career in the AHL, and getting well paid to do so. Just understand that he is, what he is, and will help the Phantoms score, but don't be under any illusions that he has a NHL future, or is some shut down guy.