Good morning everyone! I went to sleep with a smile on my face after a big Battle of Alberta win last night and woke up with an even bigger smile on my face. The Oilers have gone full circle and have officially claimed Brandon Davidson off of waivers from the Montreal Canadiens.
Speculation has been brewing in the last couple days after the Habs placed a struggling Brandon Davidson on waivers. Davy has only racked up one point in 13 games this year with the Canadiens and eventually must have seen this coming. After being traded to the Habs at the 2017 trade deadline for David Desharnais, Brandon Davidson has only put up three points in 23 games this year with his new squad.
Davidson gives Oilers a different option from Auvitu’s offensive risk taking style. More stay home shut down. Was well liked in the room.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) December 3, 2017
But you know what? I couldn’t be happier that things didn’t work out for them. Davidson didn’t put up a lot of points for the Oilers during his tenure here, but he made an excellent depth defenseman for us. Now with struggles of our own defensive depth and injury woes, I can see Davidson replacing someone like Gryba in the lineup. Would you agree? As per Jason Gregor, the acquisition of Davidson now puts the Oilers at 49 total contracts.
On behalf of all Oiler fans, welcome back Davy!
Brandon Davidson Career Stats
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | EDM | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | EDM | 51 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | EDM | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | MTL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | MTL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | – | 114 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 4 | — |
Source: Edmonton Oilers, Official Twitter Account, 12/03/2017 10:13am MST
Davy is fantastic, really happy he’s back. Real good chance he’ll fit right back in with the lineup and contribute.
This is a good thing. Decent talent, great kid.
Whats his contract like?
A solid mobile group once everyone is healthy with strong competition. Really about 4 guys could be #7 on any given night depending on who’s slumping:
[L] Nurse – [R] Larson
[L] Klefbom- [L] Sekera
[L] Russell – [R] Benning
[L] Davidson
Still heavy on Left shooters however.
Has anybody looked at the defence depth in the system before making this transaction? The marijuana law is not legal until July 2018. I thought there was more of a need to find a right winger or right defence.
Many of those available for nothing except cap space?
I don’t understand this move. Davidson does not add size, does not add experience, does not add much other than occupying a roster spot. He isn’t a strong puck mover which I cannot count how many times baggedmilk commenting on completing 2ft passes.
Only plus side I can see is that oilers did not have to give up anything for him.