Hello everyone. With the help of Mr. Peabody, Sherman and other Rick I came from the Wabac machine with an urgent question about our current penguins.
In particular, Kid Defenseman will Harrison Brunicke Make the team?
There are plenty of reasons to think he could.
First, the promising 6’3 ”, 202-ponder almost made the cut as an 18-year-old last season. Instead, returned to his junior team, the Kamloops blowers, the smooth skate Achterguard continued to sharpen the skills that can eventually make a stem as a 44one General choice.
No, his boxcars were not brilliant, a fairly modest five goals and 30 points in 41 games for a weak blowers team. The maturity and the overall play of Brunicke, however, gave him a promotion in the late season to the baby pins.
After taking a few games to be used to the speed and caliber of playing in the AHL, Brunicke adapted, while he dragged the puck less while the cookie was moved to his teammates smartly and efficiently. By the time the Calder Cup playoffs rolled around, he had emerged as demonstrably the best defender of the baby pins, collecting a goal and an assist in two postseason matches.
Although his skates and skills are the clearest, the resident of Johannesburg is more than a one-trick pony. On the contrary, he pays just as much attention to his defensive job and competes hard, even if this means that he makes his nose dirty.
In short, he is an all -rounder with attacking pedigree, something that our pens need so badly.
The problem?
It is not so much that Harry is good enough to make the team. He is. It is more a matter of where (or if) it fits with our current selection mix. Subject to any changes, we are four deep on its natural (right) side. Veterans Erik Karlsson” Kris Letang” Connor Clifton And Matt DumaTo say nothing about comparative younger ones Jack St. IvanyForm a considerable log-jam to jump frog.
According to Scuttlebutt, POHO/GM Kyle Dub Was fully planning to act Karlsson this summer, which in turn would have opened a lock for Harry. But EK65 is still there. For the time being, a trade with the Mercurial Swede does not seem to be imminent.
Jim Rixner (AKA Hooks Orpik), who posted an excellent article About Brunicke on Pensburgh in his countdown of the prospectsuggested that the pens trying something radically, such as Letang to his off (left) side shifting next to Karlsson. After a season in which Tangier’s skills kept at an alarming pace, I am not sure if the 38-year-old, Zwart-Gold icon would be the task.
Unfortunately, the options for Brunicke are limited. The pens have a nine -match window to offer Harry a look if they choose to do this, something I think they will certainly do. Then they should make a decision. Keep the child all season (and start the clock on his entry contract) or bring it back to Kamloops. He would not be eligible to join the baby pins again until the blazers season ended.
One thing is certain. Whether Brunicke makes the team out of the camp or not, he is the one who is really clear light under our defensive prospects. One with star potential.
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