Confirmed with Link: Ryan Bourque to Washington for F Chris Brown

[nyr2k2]

Can someone fill us in the actual "pros" to this trade? Honestly, no sarcasm involved.

Brown is much bigger and stronger and thus a "better fit" organizationally. They're both marginal prospects, except one has size.

 

[Kovalev27]

Brown is under contract 2 more years bourque a pending rfa move on

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Not THAT Chris Brown. Keep the jokes to yourselves, please.

 

[eco's bones]

Brown is big. He will fight on occasion. He's not that good at it. He plays a physical style and he likes to agitate and plays on the edge. That's sometimes what leads to his fights.

A change of scenery is probably a good thing for Bourque. For us Brown would be an insurance policy if 4 or 5 of our forwards get hurt.

 

[Waivers]

Thanks to the two individuals!

 

[Machinehead]

Interesting that Bourque was Hartford's captain. Wonder who the new one will be.

 

[MacTruck27]

Why didn't bourque ever get a chance? One thing I can think of is tanner glass.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Caps/Bears fan coming in peace. Does anyone know if Ryan Bourque is considered to have veteran status in the AHL?

 

[Mr Clutch]

Interesting. Possibly borque was mad he wasnt the call up a few weeks ago? Just speculating. Either way, we get a kid still under contract next year instead of losing borque for nothing. And brown has size and strength

 

[Dagoon44]

I knew Bourque was a goner got that one right

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

It's an AHL trade but I easily take Bourque over whoever this guy is.

 

[nyrleetch]

I knew Bourque was a goner got that one right

Anything else youre hearing after the Staal deal?

 

[17futurecap]

I'm sure you know it's time to get out when they sign Dan Paille off another AHL team to play NHL games instead of you.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I actually like the deal. Nice move for Hartford.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Is he the best player to really come out of Texas? Guys like Leetch and Seth Jones were just born there, and Tyler Myers moved to Canada when he was 10.

 

[Charlie Conway]

Per HF circa a year ago:

Brown remains an intriguing prospect because of his size (6’2, 210 pounds) and his ability to score. He very much plays the big man’s game, using his size well to get through the muck. Brown has shown an ability to score goals at every level, though it remains to be seen whether or not he can do so on the NHL level. His skating is a plus as he has good speed and mobility despite his size. Consistency remains the biggest question mark for him as he struggles to live up to the potential that made him a second round pick back in 2009.

So we pretty much traded a small 25 year old career AHL guy for a big 25 year old AHL guy. Pretty much inconsequential.

 

[Dagoon44]

Still think a low level d is coming

 

[Machinehead]

Still think a low level d is coming

And who would be out? Surely McIlrath because AV is a clown, but then Boyle?

 

[JohnC]

Interesting that the guy's only played 20 games for Hershey this year

Edit: Supposedly he's been healthy scratched a lot

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

And who would be out? Surely McIlrath because AV is a clown, but then Boyle?

He'd put the new bottom pair d man on forward and have glass center, benching Wrath while Boyle remains unscathed on the TOI tables.

 

[Ori]

I don`t understand this trade - why do we need an AHL center?
Maybe they have plans to trade D. Moore, thoughts?
But since we have Eric Staal now - Hayes could play a 4th line center as well.

 

[Krams]

I knew Bourque was a goner got that one right

 

[Mikos87]

Interesting that the guy's only played 20 games for Hershey this year

Edit: Supposedly he's been healthy scratched a lot

Could be the Veteran status rule in the AHL limits the number of games teams can ice those types of players.

I liked his game in the world juniors several years back, big physical and fast. Hard hitting righty shot.

It's a good thank you move for RyBo who gave it his all every night in HFD.

It's a good depth move for the Rangers as it gives them a 4th line RW option that's plays a more fitting game for that role.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Trade the Wolf Packs captain away, a leader on the team, for a player who is definitely not better than him and who has been a healthy scratch often. Yea makes sense.

AHL trade or not, this wasn't a good trade unless there was something behind the scenes with Bourque.

 

[Bluenote13]

Bourque was yet another guy we would have had to resign.

I don't know what to say it's a little embarrassing that on hockey's future people don't know hockey prospects, Chris Brown played with Carl Hagelin at Michigan. And played on the US National team with Ryan Bourque and Emerson Etem.

Brown was known for his size and physical play, drafted pretty high at the 09 draft.