Erik Brannstrom

Erik Brannstrom

23-Year-Old DefensemanD
Ottawa Senators
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Brannstrom was limited to just 53 games in 2021-22 due to a broken hand. He failed to score a single goal while managing 14 assists and a minus-17 rating. An undersized rearguard whose game lacks physicality, Brannstrom isn't going to be of a ton of use to the Senators moving forward if he isn't piling up the points. Unfortunately for the Swede, Thomas Chabot is entrenched as Ottawa's No. 1 power-play quarterback, leaving the 23-year-old Brannstrom fighting for scraps with the second unit. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year $900,000 contract with the Senators in September of 2022.
Records helper in commanding win
DOttawa Senators
January 28, 2023
Brannstrom earned an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
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This was the first point for Brannstrom since Nov. 19. The third-pairing blueliner worked through a lower-body injury earlier in the season, and he has largely struggled to make an impact for a Senators team that has won just four of its past 10 games. The Swede has four assists standing as his point total through 43 contests, and while his career-high 65 blocked shots qualifies as a decent total, it's generally not enough to move the needle in fantasy hockey.
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2022–23 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:39
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:37
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:30
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2020–21
16:21
1:48
0:36
2021–22
19:46
2:07
0:47
2022–23
15:39
0:37
1:30
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Senators finally decided to give Brannstrom an extended run at the end of last season as the team was going nowhere once again and the young Swede responded well. Brannstrom played in each of Ottawa's final 16 games, ultimately finishing with two goals and 13 points in 30 contests. He is the exact type of player the Sens should be handing a ton of ice time. Brannstrom has a boatload of offensive ability and will play the entire 2021-22 season at age 22. His defensive zone coverage needs work and his minutes may need to be sheltered a bit at even strength, but there is no reason for Ottawa to not run Brannstrom out there every night given its lack of depth on the blue line. Fantasy managers may want to take a wait-and-see approach here.
Brannstrom split time between the Senators and AHL Belleville last year, recording four assists in 31 games with the parent club and 23 points in 27 outings in the minors. The first-round pick from 2017 isn't a lock to make the 2020-21 Opening Night roster -- he'd likely benefit from another year of seasoning in Belleville, while Christian Wolanin and Braydon Coburn can likely keep the seat warm for a year. Should Brannstrom do well enough to earn a promotion, he's probably not going to play his way onto most fantasy rosters. He's worth holding in dynasty formats, as the Swede has a nose for scoring that should eventually translate into solid fantasy value.
As is the case with all of Ottawa's young defensemen, the expectations for Brannstrom's 2019-20 campaign have been muddied by the Senators' offseason additions of Nikita Zaitsev and Ron Hainsey. The 2017 first-round pick clearly has a ton of upside, as evidenced by the seven goals and 32 points he posted in 50 AHL appearances last year, but Ottawa may opt to have him play another season in the minors before giving him a full-time NHL gig in 2020-21. That said, if Brannstrom's able to secure a spot on the big club's Opening Night roster during this year's training camp, he'll be worth an add in all fantasy formats due to his tremendous offensive acumen.
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Playing Tuesday
DOttawa Senators
January 3, 2023
Brannstrom will be in the lineup against the Jackets on Tuesday, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
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Back from IR
DOttawa Senators
January 1, 2023
Brannstrom (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, per CapFriendly.
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Surfaces on IR
DOttawa Senators
Lower Body
December 29, 2022
Brannstrom (lower body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
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Sidelined with lower-body injury
DOttawa Senators
Lower Body
December 27, 2022
Brannstrom won't play Tuesday against Boston due to a lower-body injury, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
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Suffers leg injury
DOttawa Senators
Leg
December 22, 2022
Brannstrom will not play Thursday versus Washington due to a leg injury, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
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