H_T_L Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Acquired in a trade for DD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Brandon Davidson Defense -- shoots L Born Aug 21 1991 -- Lethbridge, ALTA [25 yrs. ago] Height 6.02 -- Weight 210 [188 cm/95 kg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syfdawg Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Played great last year but like DD has been hurt and less effective this year. I think he will take Nesterov's job down the road. Worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Edmonton journal has an interesting article about this trade. they seem to feel we got the better end of the deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 4 hours ago, ramcharger440 said: Edmonton journal has an interesting article about this trade. they seem to feel we got the better end of the deal! There are some question marks but definitely one of the most intriguing pickups of the deadline deals. Im actually shocked that we got some value out of DD (I thought bergevin was going to have to waive him). Davidson should provide good value on the 3rd pairing & I agree with HW - Nesterov's job is likely gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 yeah I did not like what Nesterov had to offer at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquant Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 An Edmonton Oilers fan on why Brandon Davidson is his favourite player: "Brandon Davidson is my favourite player, and I'll tell you why. Didn't get drafted into the WHL, and had to quit playing hockey because his parents couldn't afford the fees. Grinded it out in the leagues, and didn't even get into the WHL until he was draft eligible. Thought he was good enough to play in the WHL, and showed up at the Regina Pats camp. Made the team as a walk on. Quickly led them in plus-minus with a +15 on a -32 team. Worked like hell on the Pats, and was eventually named Captain. The Oilers drafted him with a spare pick in the bowels of the 2010 entry draft. After the WHL, he was sent down to the ECHL, where talent goes to die a miserable, bus haunting death. He excelled in the ECHL, impressing the coaches with his work effort and talent. Then...he got cancer. Testicular cancer. Lost a lot of playing time and a huge amount of conditioning and muscle. Most people would pack it up and go back to western Canada, maybe make some money on the rigs or help out on the farm. Not Davidson. He beat cancer, and worked his way back to the AHL Barons. Rode the bus, and impressed the coaches enough that he got his cup of coffee in the NHL. Long road from being too broke to play hockey and going undrafted in the 'Dub. Then the Oilers drafted Connor McDavid, and Katz cleared out the management - or at least re-shuffled some of the corpses. With his backers no longer (lordy lord Oilers fans hope) in power, many though Davidson's time in the NHL was done. Nope. He fought his way onto the squad, albeit a NHL-worst defense. He was waiver bait at the start of the year, but by the time days were short and the mercury was low he was playing 25 minutes a night, and excelling. The Oilers are not defensively sound, but many nights Brandon "Barely Drafted" Davidson was the best defenseman on the ice; and not just for the Oilers, for either team. Love this player." (Credit: u/DrMarxist via Reddit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 13 hours ago, manquant said: An Edmonton Oilers fan on why Brandon Davidson is his favourite player: "Brandon Davidson is my favourite player, and I'll tell you why. Didn't get drafted into the WHL, and had to quit playing hockey because his parents couldn't afford the fees. Grinded it out in the leagues, and didn't even get into the WHL until he was draft eligible. Thought he was good enough to play in the WHL, and showed up at the Regina Pats camp. Made the team as a walk on. Quickly led them in plus-minus with a +15 on a -32 team. Worked like hell on the Pats, and was eventually named Captain. The Oilers drafted him with a spare pick in the bowels of the 2010 entry draft. After the WHL, he was sent down to the ECHL, where talent goes to die a miserable, bus haunting death. He excelled in the ECHL, impressing the coaches with his work effort and talent. Then...he got cancer. Testicular cancer. Lost a lot of playing time and a huge amount of conditioning and muscle. Most people would pack it up and go back to western Canada, maybe make some money on the rigs or help out on the farm. Not Davidson. He beat cancer, and worked his way back to the AHL Barons. Rode the bus, and impressed the coaches enough that he got his cup of coffee in the NHL. Long road from being too broke to play hockey and going undrafted in the 'Dub. Then the Oilers drafted Connor McDavid, and Katz cleared out the management - or at least re-shuffled some of the corpses. With his backers no longer (lordy lord Oilers fans hope) in power, many though Davidson's time in the NHL was done. Nope. He fought his way onto the squad, albeit a NHL-worst defense. He was waiver bait at the start of the year, but by the time days were short and the mercury was low he was playing 25 minutes a night, and excelling. The Oilers are not defensively sound, but many nights Brandon "Barely Drafted" Davidson was the best defenseman on the ice; and not just for the Oilers, for either team. Love this player." (Credit: u/DrMarxist via Reddit) An uphill battle for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manquant Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: An uphill battle for sure. Looks like it paid off and he's going to become a regular. "I think he's good enough to be in the lineup every day," praised Julien. "I know that we need him. He's a very physical player. It's tough to play against him. When I was in Boston, I told my assistants that as much as I didn't like playing against him, I'd love to have him on my team. Now, I do. We're hoping that we'll have him in the lineup on a regular basis, like it should be." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, manquant said: Looks like it paid off and he's going to become a regular. "I think he's good enough to be in the lineup every day," praised Julien. "I know that we need him. He's a very physical player. It's tough to play against him. When I was in Boston, I told my assistants that as much as I didn't like playing against him, I'd love to have him on my team. Now, I do. We're hoping that we'll have him in the lineup on a regular basis, like it should be." CJ was actually talking about Emelin here, saying that he was likely going to sit and watch a game but that he thought he was a guy who should be a regular and important contributor and that the plan was still to have Emelin in the line-up long-term. So Davidson is going to have a limited chance to make his mark and steal a spot in the starting 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanFromAB Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm so happy to see him get his shot here. I hope that Emelin sits for a handful of games to watch for a bit. It will do Alexeï some good! A little internal competition is good for everyone in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, FanFromAB said: I'm so happy to see him get his shot here. I hope that Emelin sits for a handful of games to watch for a bit. It will do Alexeï some good! A little internal competition is good for everyone in this case. With Emelin sitting how do we showcase him for Las Vegas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, habs1952 said: With Emelin sitting how do we showcase him for Las Vegas? Don't need to,,, Rick's our inside guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Nothing flashy but no big blunders to speak of, from the little we saw of him. His passing seems decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Yep looked ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldag Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Did not see enough last night although he did get in a couple of licks which was refreshing to see ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Deserves chance to play against Oilers. But unfortunately..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 His performance tonight against Sens deserves to keep him in the line up paired with Petry. Not outstanding but definitely more stable than Emelin. And doesn't put his partner at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanFromAB Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 He's definitely not going to blow anyone away with his speed or skill but he's a stable D man. Barely noticed him out there which is a good thing. When I did notice, he was going the little things right. Petry will play better with him as a partner as well once he builds some chemistry/trust with him. Good game BD88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasrick Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 On 3/19/2017 at 3:57 AM, FanFromAB said: He's definitely not going to blow anyone away with his speed or skill but he's a stable D man. Barely noticed him out there which is a good thing. When I did notice, he was going the little things right. Petry will play better with him as a partner as well once he builds some chemistry/trust with him. Good game BD88 I think his speed is underrated. On the highlights from last night's game vs. Florida, he shows really good hustle on the backcheck on that break by Huberdeau. The rest of his game was solid as well. Just another planet aligning for our playoff run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Im still sort of shocked that we got a serviceable asset as a return for DD. Davidson is as good of a lower pairing dman as we've had for a while & provides a really nice replacement when someone is injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hopes his Game 3 performance was enough to win coach's trust . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasrick Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 hours ago, PuckPundit said: Hopes his Game 3 performance was enough to win coach's trust . I thought it should have been. In any event, it was way better than any of Nesterov's efforts. And the team played better, too, particularly Beaulieu. The results speak for themselves. The few mistakes the team committed did not turn into goals against this time. And the one that did get past Carey was, again, a fluke. Thank God we have a coach that knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldag Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I love this kid's grasp of the fundamentals and from what I have been able to see he doesn't make too many mistakes. He also hits a ton ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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