The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Derick Brassard from the Philadelphia Flyers, per Sportsnet’s Mark Spector. TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reports that the return is a fourth-round pick going back to Philadelphia, while The Athletic’s Charlie O’Connor confirms that the draft pick is in 2023.
Most of Edmonton’s bottom-six forward group had a rough start to the year, but a recent hot streak has changed a lot of that. Players like Derek Ryan are starting to heat up, but still, others (like Warren Foegele) have disappointed this season. Now, the team has another veteran in the fold in the form of Brassard to add some offensive depth.
Brassard, for now, likely replaces Devin Shore as the team’s third-line center. When healthy, he’s produced well in Philadelphia this year, notching 16 points in 31 games, a tad over a half-point-per-game pace. That’s a significant upgrade on the production of any player Edmonton currently has on their third and fourth lines, and with only surrendering a fourth-round pick to add him, this is a solid trade for general manager Ken Holland.
Brassard will now suit up for his seventh team in the past four seasons.
Oh gawddd let this be true…. Thank you Ken Holland.
Gee, will he have trouble “getting (him)self up for games” playing behind McDavid and Draisital?
DOG.
what exactly did Brassard do to earn so much ire from you?
We gave up a fortune for him and he came here and DOGGED it and spiked our chance at a threepeat.
I later read (heard?) an interview where he explained he had a hard time getting motivated playing on a third line behind Sid and Geno. Which retroactively explained why Sully kept putting him on a wing with Sid or Geno.
So, he had a chance to join a team looking for their third Cup in a row and instead of doing his best to fit in, he WHINES to the coach, disrupts everything and then DOGS it when he doesn’t get his way…and we lose to the Caps, allowing them to win a Cup.
I will hate that DOG for life.
Hahaha. If youre going to blame Brassard for the Penguins TEAM losing to the Capitals TEAM you need to take a long look in the mirror. Unless of course your just a 13 year old kid. I dont know you, so maybe you are. Then id understand the thought process a little more.
Yes, I should take a long look in the mirror and accept my blame as a fan for the loss to the Caps in 2018 and stop passing the buck to an underachieving player actually involved in the on ice play.
This is what a quality thought process looks like.
Thanks for the talk.
Big game Brass is just what they need. Great pickup
Like Ken Holland, i am also stuck in 2015
You gotta be.