Falcons sign Brennan

[aspin]

Not sure I like this move. A marginal AHL player taking a spot from the many prospects the Oilers have.

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=675932

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=26004

[jnewton91]

Originally Posted by aspin

Not sure I like this move. A marginal AHL player taking a spot from the many prospects the Oilers have.

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=675932

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=26004

If a guy with this "skill set" (he's a goon) takes away any time from an Oilers prospect, then I think we should be more concerned about the prospect and not Brennan. He'll be a PB/4th line player, protection for our kids since we can't have all of our enforcer muscle coming from the back end in Nickerson.

[Reimer]

Originally Posted by jnewton91

If a guy with this "skill set" (he's a goon) takes away any time from an Oilers prospect, then I think we should be more concerned about the prospect and not Brennan. He'll be a PB/4th line player, protection for our kids since we can't have all of our enforcer muscle coming from the back end in Nickerson.

Great post. This is exactly how I see it.

[doormat247]

The Oilers have made a commitment to try and make the team in Springfield more competitive then it was the past two years. Signing a policeman like Brennan, coupled with several of the other AHL signings that have been made this summer just affirms that.

Also, I'm not too worried about Brennan taking six minutes a night out of the lineup from our more talented prospects. Something tells me he won't be getting top powerplay time in Springfield.

[Bryanbryoil]

A protector of the youngins, nothing wrong with that.

[scoob4093]

Originally Posted by aspin

Not sure I like this move. A marginal AHL player taking a spot from the many prospects the Oilers have.

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=675932

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p....php?pid=26004

From what was witnessed last season there were far more suspects than prospects as finishing in 29th place in a 29 team league bears out. More vets were needed and Edmonton realized this.