Prospect Info: LW/RW Jesper Bratt Part II

[Stephen Gionta]

I'd rather see this for our next game
Hall - Zacha - Bratt
Johansson - Hischier - Palmieri

 

[Blender]

I'd rather see this for our next game
Hall - Zacha - Bratt
Johansson - Hischier - Palmieri

I actually agree with you for once.

 

[Call Me Al]

same. bratt and zacha have chemistry and bratt and hall have chemistry. i'd like to see nico pushed into a more leading role where he can carry and control the puck and not defer to hall. bratt doesn't seem to have that problem. also would like to see nico start shooting the puck and not score all his goals from deflections or one timers. he puts himself in position and then passes the puck too often

 

[Stephen Gionta]

I actually agree with you for once.

I knew you'd come around one day

 

[devilsblood]

Changing gears I kinda miss watching Bratt on the PK, I always thought he did amazing and always seemed like a threat. I looked a bit ago and it seems he has less than a minute of PK time this year.

Agree last year in preseason he was dynamite on the PK.

i wonder when it's safe to let him loose and give him more minutes

And that is the issue, given last year I'm not rushing him into difficult PK minutes. In time though I'm sure we will see him there again.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Agree last year in preseason he was dynamite on the PK.

And that is the issue, given last year I'm not rushing him into difficult PK minutes. In time though I'm sure we will see him there again.

He didn't just play PK in pre-season, he was 4th in SH TOI out of the forwards from last year.

 

[Blender]

I have no problem with him not killing penalties. Keep him fresh for 5on5 and power plays so he can generate chances. He was used to defensively early last year, and it compounded the fitness issues.

 

[devilsblood]

He didn't just play PK in pre-season, he was 4th in SH TOI out of the forwards from last year.

Played more then I thought, but if you look at Average TOI per game, he was tied for 6th at 1:03 per, while Rico when he was here was at 2:54, Gibbons was at 2:47.

And maybe I'm conflating some preseason with early regular season, don't know the splits but I'll guess he played more PK early in the year then later, but overall his role wasn't that big.

Though back to the point of playing Bratt on the PK going fwd. I think in time he will, but I'd be wary of giving him too much workload this season.

 

[glenwo2]

his abilities are what they are - he can play an aggressive game and attack the net, he has a great shot and he tries to do too much when he stickhandles. and he's being misused on the powerplay

Yeah but when he stickhandles, he's shown that it's very tough for the opposition to muscle the puck away from him, short of basically committing a penalty by tackling him.

Played more then I thought, but if you look at Average TOI per game, he was tied for 6th at 1:03 per, while Rico when he was here was at 2:54, Gibbons was at 2:47.

And maybe I'm conflating some preseason with early regular season, don't know the splits but I'll guess he played more PK early in the year then later, but overall his role wasn't that big.

Though back to the point of playing Bratt on the PK going fwd. I think in time he will, but I'd be wary of giving him too much workload this season.

At some point, you have got to let him show us if he has indeed improved his endurance like he said. If he has, that basically puts him in the Top-Line Category 'cause that is the only thing holding him back from playing Normal-to-Heavy minutes like Hall and the others.

Hope it happens sooner rather than later.

 

[NJD21]

He's hardly getting any ice-time.

 

[Blender]

Bratt has 9 points in 12 games (61 point pace over 82 games), is first among forwards in 5on5 CF% at 54.95%, 3rd in relative CF% at 3.14%, 6th in GF% at 53.33%, 2nd in relative GF% at 10.91%, 3rd in SF% at 54.17%, has a 99.7 PDO, and has middle of the pack offensive zone starts. Even when he was producing more last season, he wasn't controlling possession like he is this season.

 

[Call Me Al]

yeah bratt looks even better. love that kid so much

 

[Triumph]

He's getting a shot more per game and he's not even on PP1 anymore, as he was for most of the first half of last season. He's a 1st line player - if not right now, then in the very near future.

 

[Devils Dominion]

The kid has confidence

Find him a big playmaking center with skill and he could be a PPG player

 

[Blender]

He's getting a shot more per game and he's not even on PP1 anymore, as he was for most of the first half of last season. He's a 1st line player - if not right now, then in the very near future.

I think he's a 2nd line player right now. Likely going to be a quality 1st liner in the future.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Jesper Bratt - an exact clone of Mitch Marner-style hockey

 

[Balance]

Bratt at his best is a better player than Hischier

 

[Emperoreddy]

I think he's a 2nd line player right now. Likely going to be a quality 1st liner in the future.

You can’t say that. We are supposed to have zero NHL talent.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Jesper Bratt - an exact clone of Mitch Marner-style hockey

Eh, not really IMO

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Bratt at his best is a better player than Hischier

yeah idk about all of this

Bratt doesnt have the puck control and isnt quite as smart as Hischier. Bratt seems to look more influental with the puck, but I think thats because hes a driver on his line while Hischier is a pilot (to Hall).

Give Hischer his own line and you'll see him drive possession much more

 

[Blender]

yeah idk about all of this

Bratt doesnt have the puck control and isnt quite as smart as Hischier. Bratt seems to look more influental with the puck, but I think thats because hes a driver on his line while Hischier is a pilot (to Hall).

Give Hischer his own line and you'll see him drive possession much more

I think Bratt actually has better puck control than Hischier and is also a better passer. Hischier is a vastly superior two-way player and is much better when it comes to puck management.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I think Bratt actually has better puck control than Hischier and is also a better passer. Hischier is a vastly superior two-way player and is much better when it comes to puck management.

Better puck control?!?!

This has to be Hischier's greatest ability - his knack for gaining control, maintaining control, and knowing where to go to get a loose puck. Im a major Bratt fan but there is no way Bratt has better puck control than Hischier, speaking fundamentally as a hockey coach.

Bratt's skating ability with the puck may be better, in how he manipulates the defenders and the puck is tucked away in the right spot to make the move. But Bratt vs Hischier in the hardest spot to maintain the puck, the boards, Hischier is better by a mile. Nico seemingly always comes out with it.

Thats why the play Scheifele made on him was so impressive

edit: puck management IS also puck control... right?

 

[Blender]

Better puck control?!?!

This has to be Hischier's greatest ability - his knack for gaining control, maintaining control, and knowing where to go to get a loose puck. Im a major Bratt fan but there is no way Bratt has better puck control than Hischier, speaking fundamentally as a hockey coach.

Bratt's skating ability with the puck may be better, in how he manipulates the defenders and the puck is tucked away in the right spot to make the move. But Bratt vs Hischier in the hardest spot to maintain the puck, the boards, Hischier is better by a mile. Nico seemingly always comes out with it.

Thats why the play Scheifele made on him was so impressive

edit: puck management IS also puck control... right?

Puck management is making the right decisions with the puck so that you don't turn it over in terrible spots. Something our team is embarrassingly bad at.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

You can’t say that. We are supposed to have zero NHL talent.

No, we just have very, very little.

Bratt is a gem, though. Absolute diamond in the rough.

 

[devilsblood]

Better puck control?!?!

This has to be Hischier's greatest ability - his knack for gaining control, maintaining control, and knowing where to go to get a loose puck. Im a major Bratt fan but there is no way Bratt has better puck control than Hischier, speaking fundamentally as a hockey coach.

Bratt's skating ability with the puck may be better, in how he manipulates the defenders and the puck is tucked away in the right spot to make the move. But Bratt vs Hischier in the hardest spot to maintain the puck, the boards, Hischier is better by a mile. Nico seemingly always comes out with it.

Thats why the play Scheifele made on him was so impressive

edit: puck management IS also puck control... right?

I don't know if I'd categorize gaining control or a guys play away from the puck as puck control though. Those to me seem to be more defense, or IQ stuff. Certainly things that help one gain control of the puck, but when breaking down a players game I think I'd make that distinction.

I also think your maybe underrating Bratt's ability to maintain control with a defender on his back, perhaps not along the boards, but he is really good at controlling the puck with a defender physically on him. There is more his puck control game then just open ice.