Confirmed with Link: Sanford traded

[Moose and Squirrel]

Brown can skate, can shoot can pass. But he's disengaged, doesn't win any battles, plays like he's 5'2 and has no work ethic. He's a waste of talent, should be an nhler no question but I guess hes meh about it.

looks like he (Brown) passed thru waivers so now he can go to the A and play. if he stays there most of the year, we get him and the pick out of the deal

 

[Majorityof1]

looks like he (Brown) passed thru waivers so now he can go to the A and play. if he stays there most of the year, we get him and the pick out of the deal

At 23, if he can't force his way onto the roster this year, then keeping him doesn't matter all that much. Kostin is a year younger, made the team, and people are still writing him off for not securing a top 9 role. Brown either learns to compete in puck battles and defense before the end of this year, or I wouldn't even bother to qualify him for next year. If he learns to compete and give full effort, then we should call him up because the skill is there.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

At 23, if he can't force his way onto the roster this year, then keeping him doesn't matter all that much. Kostin is a year younger, made the team, and people are still writing him off for not securing a top 9 role. Brown either learns to compete in puck battles and defense before the end of this year, or I wouldn't even bother to qualify him for next year. If he learns to compete and give full effort, then we should call him up because the skill is there.

I wonder if Army didn't do this trade with NEXT year in mind. roster is crowded as is

give Brown a year in the system and see how he does. my understanding is, when healthy, he is a very productive player in the A

so I guess we see how he does, hopefully he grows this year, and we can get something out of him

if not, no big deal as he prolly wasn't as important in the deal than the cap savings was

 

[Blueston]

I wonder if Army didn't do this trade with NEXT year in mind. roster is crowded as is

give Brown a year in the system and see how he does. my understanding is, when healthy, he is a very productive player in the A

so I guess we see how he does, hopefully he grows this year, and we can get something out of him

if not, no big deal as he prolly wasn't as important in the deal than the cap savings was

Brown is a lottery ticket. We did this deal for cap. Getting pick was nice value given that reality. If brown figures it out and becomes a player that would be awesome. But I don’t think we had any real expectations of him helping us this year, if ever.

 

[simon IC]

Brown is a lottery ticket. We did this deal for cap. Getting pick was nice value given that reality. If brown figures it out and becomes a player that would be awesome. But I don’t think we had any real expectations of him helping us this year, if ever.

I agree! After watching him, I am convinced he is too soft to play in the NHL, especially on the Blues. If worst comes to worst, we gained cap space, a late pick, and a career AHL'er. I am okay with that.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

It was a good trade for both teams. Sanford for a 4th plus cap flexibility is fair value. If the Blues had had Brown last season, he probably would have gotten his 30 games in with all the injuries elsewhere.

Hopefully he'll reset his career and find a path back to the NHL. Its not going to be easy on the Blues, but indications are that his enthusiasm is pretty high. I don't know the Ottawa organization well enough to know whether his development may have been suboptimal, but I think they actually do pretty well in that department overall.

 

[67Blues]

It was a good trade for both teams. Sanford for a 4th plus cap flexibility is fair value. If the Blues had had Brown last season, he probably would have gotten his 30 games in with all the injuries elsewhere.

Hopefully he'll reset his career and find a path back to the NHL. Its not going to be easy on the Blues, but indications are that his enthusiasm is pretty high. I don't know the Ottawa organization well enough to know whether his development may have been suboptimal, but I think they actually do pretty well in that department overall.

Indeed. The Blues have a way of making lower skilled players excel at their game and get some NHL ice time. Lets see what a different organization from Ottawa can do with him for a change.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Sunny had 5pts in 42 games in his first year with the Blues as a 23yr old. He then had 31pts in 74 games the following year.

Maybe Brown puts it together over the course of the year, maybe not. Just clearing the cap of Sanford was enough to make what’s likely to be a 4th round pick worth it, if Brown ends up being something, all the better.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Sunny had 5pts in 42 games in his first year with the Blues as a 23yr old. He then had 31pts in 74 games the following year.

Maybe Brown puts it together over the course of the year, maybe not. Just clearing the cap of Sanford was enough to make what’s likely to be a 4th round pick worth it, if Brown ends up being something, all the better.

I felt like the Blues targeted Sundqvist and at least somewhat targeted Sanford in trade (or was that Pheonix Copely ). But I don't think they targeted Brown at all.

Its not the kind of trade that is going to have big ramifications in and of itself, but it allowed the Blues to fit Tarasenko under the cap after making a signing like Neal. I don't even think Sundqvist's return will create the crisis it once appeared to bring. So the cap space may end up being the most value asset the Blues obtained. Good luck to Sanford, but I don't think he was going to become more than he is...and that's a pretty replaceable piece.

 

[BlueDream]

Berube said Brown needs to figure out what type of player he is and get stronger and quicker.

Lol, not a good sign when you’re 6’6 220 and the coach is calling you out for needing to be stronger.

He’s a huge bust.

 

[Blueston]

Berube said Brown needs to figure out what type of player he is and get stronger and quicker.

Lol, not a good sign when you’re 6’6 220 and the coach is calling you out for needing to be stronger.

He’s a huge bust.

Didn’t take long for berube to sour on him.

 

[Ranksu]

How has Brown played in AHL?

Junkman 0+1

 

[Linkens Mastery]

How has Brown played in AHL?

Junkman 0+1

2g2a in 8 games. Not great, not horrible.

 

[TheDizee]

its a shame sanford cannot put it all together. the guy has talent and can play playoff hockey when hes on.

Looks like we dodged a bullet here and got a much needed cap dump.

 

[MissouriMook]

2g2a in 8 games. Not great, not horrible.

I haven’t seen anything but highlights, but he was the #1 star last night despite Ellis’ performance and other teammates having more points. I hope that is an indication of having an impact on the game when he’s not necessarily on the score sheet a lot, something he desperately needs to work on if he is going to make it to the NHL and stick.

 

[finnishflash13]

And Sanford just scored his first goal of the season the other night. Yikes.

 

[Frenzy31]

That means Sanford is due for his two week brake out. Giving the Sens fans hope And then he will go back to floating.