Erik Brannstrom

Erik Brannstrom

24-Year-Old DefensemanD
Ottawa Senators
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Brannstrom is an undersized, puck-moving rearguard. He has solid offensive abilities, but is yet to consistently showcase them at the NHL level. His 18 points in 74 games a season ago were a new career high, while Brannstrom managed just one helper with the man advantage. While the Swede still has theoretical long-term potential at age 23, his usage and role isn't conducive to fantasy production as long as he remains with the Senators, where he's blocked by Thomas Chabot, Jakob Chychrun and Jake Sanderson for larger roles at both even strength and on the power play. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Senators in July of 2023.
Re-ups with club
DOttawa Senators
July 1, 2023
Brannstrom secured a one-year, $2 million contract with Ottawa on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Brannstrom finally found himself as a full-time NHL player this season, logging 74 games for the Senators in which he garnered two goals, 16 assists and 74 shots despite averaging just 16:07 of ice time. If the Swedish blueliner can secure more opportunities with the man advantage, he could top the 20-point threshold for the first time in his four-year NHL career in 2023-24.
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2022–23 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    16:07
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:46
  • 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
16:07
0:46
1:30
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Registers assist in win
DOttawa Senators
March 27, 2023
Brannstrom produced a power-play assist in Monday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
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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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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
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Lower Body
December 29, 2022
Brannstrom (lower body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
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