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Ottawa’s Erik Brannstrom Suffers Broken Hand

November 12, 2021 at 7:47 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 12 Comments

It’s almost becoming comical at this point. On Thursday, the Ottawa Senators placed top-four defenseman Nikita Zaitsev in COVID Protocol, where he joined fellow defensemen Josh Brown, Victor Mete, and Nick Holden. Later that night, fellow top-four defender Artem Zub was knocked out of Ottawa’s match-up with the Los Angeles Kings with an upper-body injury. Now, just 24 hours later, TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that young defenseman Erik Brannstrom suffered a broken hand in last night’s game as well and is out indefinitely.

It was just the second game of the season for Brannstrom, 22, who has still been trying to carve out a role for himself with the Senators. It could explain why Brannstrom not only played the whole game on Sunday, but skated in an abnormally high 18:56, perhaps trying to impress his coaches who were already short on blue line options. Whether this had any impact on the extent of the injury remains unknown. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch follows up on Dreger’s report by adding that the Senators are currently waiting for a determination on whether Brannstrom will need surgery or not. He believes that the blue liner will miss at least two months. It’s a critical setback for the 2017 first-round pick, who has not yet played up to expectations despite ample opportunity in Ottawa.

It will be hard for the Senators and their fans to focus on the long-term damage of the Brannstrom injury though when the short-term impact is so immense. The loss of Brannstrom on top of Zub plus the current COVID absences leaves the Senators with just seven healthy defenseman in the pro ranks, only four of whom are currently in the NHL. Fortunately, workhorse No. 1 defenseman Thomas Chabot is among the living, but the depth falls off immensely behind him. Veteran utility defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who has played in just six games this season, is the next best option, while the other two healthy NHLers are Dillon Heatherington, who made his season debut on Thursday, and Lassi Thomson, who made his NHL debut on Thursday. In Belleville, top prospect Jacob Bernard-Docker is almost a guaranteed recall before the Senators game on Saturday and an unheralded player such as Jonathan Aspirot or Maxence Guenette will likely receive the call as well. In turn, Belleville will have to load up on loans and tryouts in order to get by without their own defenders. The entire Senators organization needs their defense to get healthy as soon as possible.

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  1. wishyouwerehere

    1 year ago

    I wonder if Sweeney could sucker them into John Moores contract?

    Reply
  2. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    1 year ago

    OK, @Zach, your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find a legit pic of GMPD laughing or something close to it. Maybe do some creative editing of a screenshot of the late Herbert Lom from a Pink Panther movie. Plenty of opportunity there… :)

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    • riverrat55

      1 year ago

      Mac hope this article I found of Peter Dorion , with some facial expression from 2016 , when he took the Senators from Bryan Murray
      link to ottawacitizen.com
      Stay Safe , enjoy the photo

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    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      1 year ago

      @G – You nailed it! Good one! If not for the fact that Herbert Lom had set the bar, Pierre might’ve taken the crown! :)
      Be well!
      Nice work with the new avatar, too!

      Reply
  3. pawtucket

    1 year ago

    As a Canucks fan I suggest they ship them anyone not named Quinn

    Reply
  4. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    yall want Travis Sanheim?

    Reply
    • jdgoat

      1 year ago

      That’s a name. Don’t care if he’s been bad or not, automatic yes!

      Reply
  5. kingcong95

    1 year ago

    San Jose will lend you a slightly used Pickle. In fact, you can keep him if you pay the shipping and handling.

    Reply
  6. riverrat55

    1 year ago

    @Zach, the Belleville Senators recently just signed Defenseman Cody Goloubef to Try Out , so he is back with Sens Orginization again amd may be an option as veteran as read story on AHL.com while checking out stats for the possible call ups with injuries and covid running amuck in Ottawa on their D Core

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  7. jdgoat

    1 year ago

    I remember when we were facked before losing Zub and Brannstrom. Good times.

    Reply
  8. Johnny Z

    1 year ago

    Speculation sez the Avs are looking for a scoring forward for Girard. They want his cap to go away and Byram to replace him. Maybe Mete and Paul and a 6th would get him??? I can’t see the Sens offering one of their young studs or a center for Girard. Or possibly Paul and a your 2nd?

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  9. padnastikador

    1 year ago

    I’ve always liked Brannstrom. This is a shame for his development. Hopefully he’s back sooner than later.

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