Nancouver Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Yeah, me too. But I can definitely see why they’re waiting on the contract now. Really no upside for Vancouver in inking Brassard this year. He won’t be ready for training camp and can’t compete for a Utica spot this season. And while the injury hardly puts him into “damaged goods” territory (yet), there is some risk he doesn’t get a great surgery result and ends up with issues. Probably better for everyone to just wait for next year on the contract. Well, not better for Brassard, I suppose, since he’s missing out on a signing bonus and some security. But the injury timeline pretty much guarantees he’s another year away from going pro. He needs to just heal up and get back playing. Hopefully the contract will take care of itself next year based on his 2018-19 results over a half season and (likely) playoffs. I still have high hopes for Brassard and see him becoming a good AHLer and eventually a bottom pairing NHL defenseman with some power play ability. Of course, that’s assuming his surgery and rehab goes well and he doesn’t have any lasting effects from this injury. Totally agree there’s no sense giving him a contract now. Hopefully surgery goes smoothly and he’s back to normal sooner than later. Maybe he signs an AHL contract with utica once healthy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 38 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: @SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Colin Miller type upside? Best case scenario Damn, surgery? That sucks If you throw out the 105MPH slapshot and AHL fastest skater winning type of wheels (because Brassard really doesn’t have those kinds of tools), then yeah, Colin Miller is probably right around the best case scenario upside. As far as an absolute “everything goes right” development path, I could see Brassard becoming a 10G 30A, puckmoving D, RH shot, PPQB, with a good two-way game, and some decent snarl and physicality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 So do we still have 1 more year to sign him before he goes into a re draft or is it this upcoming draft that he will be re entered into? Can;t hurt us to throw a deal his way, especially how he played this year, yes it is unfortunate about the injury but rather give him a shot to rebound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said: So do we still have 1 more year to sign him before he goes into a re draft or is it this upcoming draft that he will be re entered into? Can;t hurt us to throw a deal his way, especially how he played this year, yes it is unfortunate about the injury but rather give him a shot to rebound As per CapFriendly........ https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canucks/reserve-list Edited June 9, 2018 by SingleThorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 1 minute ago, SingleThorn said: As pr CapFriendly........ https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canucks/reserve-list good news, gives him time to bounce back from injury and prove he deserves a contract. Should sign Gunner to a deal too, defensive D with some size is never a bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble 6 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austy Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Hutton Wink said: Pretty much. Canucks want him to sign, he wants to sign. Only snag really is if Quinn is convinced by others that he should go to Michigan. Or if he feels he will be a better player long term by waiting a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, austy said: Or if he feels he will be a better player long term by waiting a year. He would already be in Michigan. Then again, assuming you meant Hughes and not Brassard. Edited July 25, 2018 by Hutton Wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Hutton Wink said: He would already be in Michigan. Then again, assuming you meant Hughes and not Brassard. Ha ha. This is why I only post a couple of times a year, I stuck at it. Anyway, good arguments for staying nhl verses college. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2018 20 hours ago, Horvat is a Boss said: One of my favourite plays of Brassard’s season. Really captures a lot of what he can offer. Silky smooth hands in tight (he actually had one of the OHL’s best shootout percentages) and he’s just a piece of work when it comes to agitating opponents and rubbing it in with the opposition fans. He also can hit like this: And he scores and sets up some really pretty goals. Here’s a quick summary of all the highlight clips in this thread (excuse the self quoting—just thought it’d be fun to gather all the highlights together): On 2018-02-07 at 8:45 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: On 2018-02-19 at 4:54 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Brassard with the primary assist on Oshawa’s 5-4 OT winner today. Nice execution of a set play off the opening OT faceoff to send Noel in all alone. Brassard was on the ice for all 5 Generals goals for On 2018-02-28 at 7:00 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: here’s Ryan Biech’s gif of Brassard’s pass (apparently the feed wasn’t cooperating): Even from the crappy gif, you can see how he basically threaded the needle through 6 players and sent a perfect pass from his own faceoff circle to hit Krastenbergs right on the tape just as he was crossing the opposing blue line. Just a sick pass and the resulting breakaway goal was the game winner. EDIT: highlights are here (although the clip on the gamewinner is pretty short): http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/feb-2818-miss-4-osh-5 On 2018-03-09 at 10:13 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: On 2018-03-16 at 6:36 PM, RetroCanuck said: Brassard with at least one more goal tonight bring his point totals up to 50 points! That is very good for a 7th round pick! On 2018-03-18 at 4:21 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Here’s a YouTube shift highlights video from his last game: On 2018-03-25 at 1:40 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Here’s Brassard’s goal from the previous game: And here’s the clip of when he got hurt last season (and probably the reason why he’s not signed right now and starting 2018-19 in Utica): On 2018-04-01 at 5:31 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Here’s the play where he got hurt. Goes end to end and nearly scores. But then the defender gets his stick in and trips up Brassard sending him hard into the boards. Sucks that he got hurt. Hopefully Matt heals up well and comes back to dominate the OHL next season, signs an ELC, and maybe gets a late season/playoffs taste of AHL hockey before starting his pro career in earnest for 2019-20. Kid’s a beauty. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: One of my favourite plays of Brassard’s season. Really captures a lot of what he can offer. Silky smooth hands in tight (he actually had one of the OHL’s best shootout percentages) and he’s just a piece of work when it comes to agitating opponents and rubbing it in with the opposition fans. Hopefully Matt heals up well and comes back to dominate the OHL next season, signs an ELC, and maybe gets a late season/playoffs taste of AHL hockey before starting his pro career in earnest for 2019-20. Kid’s a beauty. I'm loving all these dark horse defensemen we've been nabbing in the later rounds over the last few drafts (Rathbone, Brisbois, Gunnarsson, Brassard, Utunen). Some are showing quite a bit of promise! Brassard is a very intriguing prospect. He really came out of his shell last season. Would love to see him get a sniff in the AHL next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble 6 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 @SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME You've been following him closely all year as you do with all of our lesser known prospects. It seems like he's your 3rd favourite behind Rathbone and Jasek Thanks again for all the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Horvat is a Boss said: @SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME You've been following him closely all year as you do with all of our lesser known prospects. It seems like he's your 3rd favourite behind Rathbone and Jasek Thanks again for all the work. Yeah, of the "lesser knowns," Brassard is right up there for me. Really enjoyed watching him last season. He just kept surprising me with his bag of tricks. He's a lot more talented than I had thought initially. Really good hands. And his vision, offensive creativity, and on ice awareness are better than advertised. He also plays an aggressive game and uses his size well in his own zone. And he really knows how to get under the skin of opponents. Lots to like with this player and he's forced me to rethink his ceiling several times over the last year. Still a long shot, but there's a real chance he could become a player of some significance if he can put everything together. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 From OHLProspects (Brock Otten) http://ohlprospects.blogspot.com/2018/08/31-teams-in-31-days-vancouver-canucks.html?m=1 3. Matt Brassard - Oshawa GeneralsTale of two seasons for Brassard this year. First 24 games of the year, 0 goals, 8 assists for a ppg average of 0.33. Last 43 games of the year, 16 goals, 27 assists and a 1.00 ppg average. I saw him early on a few times and he looked sluggish, had trouble with turnovers, and really was not very effective at either end. But watching him later in the year, he had returned to the form that he had shown the year prior...and then some. Completely different player. Confident. Poised. This guy can rifle the puck and is one of the most aggressive offensive defenders in the league as he never hesitates when presented with an opening to step in from the point. His 218 shots were 4th among defenders this year. But what caught my eye later in the year was Brassard's ability to skate the puck out of his own end and push the pace deep into the offensive zone. His forward skating stride looked much improved this year. Defensively, he remains a pretty solid player. Not spectacular, but he uses his size effectively at 6'3, 200lbs. Engagement level isn't an issue in traffic. Can get caught up ice or caught out of position at times. And off the rush, sometimes he gets caught flat footed. But there's potential for him to emerge as one of the OHL's best two-way defenders. With him remaining unsigned, it would appear that the Canucks would like to see him repeat his second half performance over an entire year as he returns as an overager to Oshawa. The Generals are going to be a contender for top team in the East and Brassard will be a contender for OA of the year and the Max Kaminsky. I think we'll see him in the 20 goal, 40 assist range next year. That would be enough for him to earn a contract IMO. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 THIS KID IS GONNA PLAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 HUGHES __________ JUOLEVI WOO RATHBONE BRASSARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dats hockey Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 hours ago, kenhodgejr said: HUGHES __________ JUOLEVI WOO RATHBONE BRASSARD Future looking very bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 He won't be playing in Young Stars - still working on getting over his end of season injury. Hopes to be ready for the start of the OHL season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 From what you are saying, it sounds like he is quite a bit ahead of his scheduled return date. I heard that he would be returning around Christmas time from about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I really hope he doesn't rush back too soon. Getting re-injured would just set him back even more. Get healthy and come back and start where he left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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