Raffi Torres's Smirk Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Maybe this was just to move a contract to prepare for the blockbuster trade with Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Sestito actually brings size and strength to the table though. Brown can skate well and fight. He doesn't bring anything more than a guy like Volpatti did. If Gillis had any ability to find fourth liners, or maybe give guys like Archibald or Lain a chance we would have something. Although I do like what I've seen from Welsh early on. The guy can skate and forecheck, and even has some offensive instincts. Mike Brown is an excellent penalty killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Guy just can't stick anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfreako Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Wow I can't believe the Oilers got a 4th rounder for him! By that logic, we should be able to get a 2nd rounder for Weise, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Are we seriously complaining about a fourth liner/press box occupier being traded? If Brown can't even crack the Oilers roster then that says something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Cup is San Jose's to lose now. Now? After adding Brown? I don't think Brown makes them any better or worse. He just gives them depth. They were already one of the top contenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Sestito actually brings size and strength to the table though. Brown can skate well and fight. He doesn't bring anything more than a guy like Volpatti did. If Gillis had any ability to find fourth liners, or maybe give guys like Archibald or Lain a chance we would have something. Although I do like what I've seen from Welsh early on. The guy can skate and forecheck, and even has some offensive instincts. Brown brings everything Sestito does and more in terms of size, strength, grit, and fighting ability. Like you said, he can skate better and is arguably a better fighter. Sestito really doesn't do much and is painfully slow. Though I agree that Welsh has been pretty good so far. I'd really like to see Lain come up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 they're freeing up room to trade yakupov.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Brown sucks, Sharks gain nothing. He couldn't even beat Weise in a scrap, all our 4th liners are much better than that plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Hard Truth Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Brown.... no thanks. guy is a bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Brown is a borderline NHLer who only stays in this league because he has pretty good fighting ability. He really doesn't bring anything more than Sestito. Sestito can snipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Brown has been playing some pretty uninspiring hockey in Edmonton - with really mediocre underlying numbers - and strange situational play with over 50% offensive zones starts this and last year (and corsi in the -20 range to go with them). Anyhow, does he make the Sharks any better? Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsPajamas Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Look at that moustache. Look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 No point watching trade center this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Brown brings everything Sestito does and more in terms of size, strength, grit, and fighting ability. Like you said, he can skate better and is arguably a better fighter. Sestito really doesn't do much and is painfully slow. Though I agree that Welsh has been pretty good so far. I'd really like to see Lain come up too. Brown is 5'11" 205 lbs Sestito is 6'5" 228 lbs Not sure how Brown brings more size. And strength and grit I would say they're on par. They would probably draw even in a fight. Sestito is slow, but not that slow for a big guy. I've seen alot worse. I'm not saying I'm all for having Sestito in the lineup, just that anyone that thinks that Brown is some sort of upgrade is overhyping Brown big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 People have obviously forgotten when he played for us. He's decent enough I guess, but we called him huggy bear or something because his fights usually involved holding on since he was often fighting bigger players. Minor deal at best and surprised they got even a late 4th for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Didn't he & Weise have a draw in preseason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Maybe this was just to move a contract to prepare for the blockbuster trade with Buffalo. My thought exactly. Oilers were at 49 contracts, and if they are looking at a 1 for 2 deal they would need to unload a contract so as to not be at the 50 when all is said and done. I don't know if Buffalo is the team or not, but I can't think of any logical reason for Edmonton to be doing this when they are down Hall, Eberle, Smyth, and Joensuu. Why ship out a capable skater now? It's not like his value would change in the next month when some of their injured players return. From the Oilers perspective this makes no sense unless a trade is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 ps, And we keep Sestito, nice going GMMG Ok, let's open the debate. If you want the enforcer....who do we want? I'll go with Gino Since we can't do that right now, let's go with Kassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 BREAKING NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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