lmao
how about we give brannstrom a proper partner for the exact same reason?
Sanderson is a substantially better and much more well rounded prospect with higher upside, fewer flaws and significantly less need of insulation.
The hype around Brannstrom is often contingent on how he performs when he is insulated and the people that hype him disregard or overlook the significance of how his insulation impacts his projected upside. For example many fans want to see Brannstrom paired with Zub based on how that pair performed historically. Zub is an excellent d man who has the kinds of attributes to compensate for the kinds of flaws that Brannstrom has. When they get paired together and Brannstrom performs well some fans use that as an indication of how much upside they think Brannstrom has without realizing or fully appreciating how much additional work Zub needs to take on in order for Brannstrom to look like that. A small percentage of fans still seem to be under the impression that Brannstrom is a Karlsson type of d man and that he only needs a Methot type of d man to look like that and therefore when Brannstrom gets paired with a solid d man that can insulate him that hype returns and the projections of his upside get inflated.
It is one thing to argue that the Senators get more out of Brannstrom's skillset by pairing him with a high quality top 4 d man. It is another thing to use examples of that to project his upside a d have any real confidence in his ability to achieve it. More importantly, Brannstrom's potential upside is much more contingent on his ability to improve the flaws of his game. If his flaws are insulated then he isn't forced to develop them and actually might start to neglect them.
