I know nothing about him or his league any more info on him?
He played at Minnesota-Duluth as mentioned earlier and is a defenseman. He has good size (6'1", roughly 220 lbs.)
A little bit on Brady Lamb:
He anchored a very good Bulldogs blue line this season and quarterbacked their PP. I guess the
best way to describe Lamb is a puck-moving defenseman. He's very good at both ends of the ice, and is very good on PK too. He uses his size and strength really well in covering opposing forwards and stripping the puck. He also brings some grit to his game. Not afraid to play the body and can delivers some solid checks. He's a competitor. His skating is actually quite good. He has good speed, but he's not exceedingly fast (like now-former teammates J. T. Brown or Travis Oleksuk). He moves his feet really well both in the offensive and defensive zones. IMO, one of his best and most improved assets are his hands. He started his career at UMD as mainly a defensive-minded defenseman. But as his career progressed, he began developing things like his shot (which is pretty darn good BTW), puck moving ability and so forth. That resulted in more ice time and getting offensive production from the blue line. His passing skills have really improved over the course of his collegiate career. He distributes the puck smartly and effectively. And he can get shots to the net.
Minnesota-Duluth won the National Championship last year, and Brady was a big part of it.
The Bulldogs play in the WCHA, which is considered by many as the top conference in college hockey with the likes of North Dakota, Denver and Frozen Four-bound Minnesota.
He played at Minnesota-Duluth as mentioned earlier and is a defenseman. He has good size (6'1", roughly 220 lbs.)
A little bit on Brady Lamb:
He anchored a very good Bulldogs blue line this season and quarterbacked their PP. I guess the
best way to describe Lamb is a puck-moving defenseman. He's very good at both ends of the ice, and is very good on PK too. He uses his size and strength really well in covering opposing forwards and stripping the puck. He also brings some grit to his game. Not afraid to play the body and can delivers some solid checks. He's a competitor. His skating is actually quite good. He has good speed, but he's not exceedingly fast (like now-former teammates J. T. Brown or Travis Oleksuk). He moves his feet really well both in the offensive and defensive zones. IMO, one of his best and most improved assets are his hands. He started his career at UMD as mainly a defensive-minded defenseman. But as his career progressed, he began developing things like his shot (which is pretty darn good BTW), puck moving ability and so forth. That resulted in more ice time and getting offensive production from the blue line. His passing skills have really improved over the course of his collegiate career. He distributes the puck smartly and effectively. And he can get shots to the net.
I hope this answers your question.
I was expecting something like he has a good shot and is physical, but you went way over the top thanks alot.
One last question what do you think his ceiling is in the nhl 5/6 defenseman?
Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- UMD senior defenseman Brady Lamb has reportedly signed a professional contract with the NHL's Calgary Flames, that according to several of his UMD teammates.
OC, the way you describe him, he seems to do everything well. He's big, has an excellent shot, effective skater, good passer. So why is his ceiling a bottom-pairing defender? I always find bottom pairing defenders to be lacking an element to their game that prevents them from cutting it as top-4 defenders (whether its skating, defensive awareness, puckmoving ability, or offensive ability). I guess my question is, what does Brady struggle with? What are his weaknesses that may hold him back?
OC, the way you describe him, he seems to do everything well. He's big, has an excellent shot, effective skater, good passer. So why is his ceiling a bottom-pairing defender? I always find bottom pairing defenders to be lacking an element to their game that prevents them from cutting it as top-4 defenders (whether its skating, defensive awareness, puckmoving ability, or offensive ability). I guess my question is, what does Brady struggle with? What are his weaknesses that may hold him back?
I'd imagine it's a matter of being realistic. Like mentioned, it's how well he translates his game to the pro level though I'm interested in hearing what his shortcomings are too.
OC, the way you describe him, he seems to do everything well. He's big, has an excellent shot, effective skater, good passer. So why is his ceiling a bottom-pairing defender? I always find bottom pairing defenders to be lacking an element to their game that prevents them from cutting it as top-4 defenders (whether its skating, defensive awareness, puckmoving ability, or offensive ability). I guess my question is, what does Brady struggle with? What are his weaknesses that may hold him back?
IMO, the greatest immediate challenge facing Brady, aside from adjusting to the speed and style of the pro game, is going to be effectively and consistently balancing his offensive contributions with his defensive zone play. In the last year or so, he's been more active in jumping into plays. And while that's a good thing, he needs to be able to make better decisions on WHEN it's the time to do so and when it isn't. There were a couple of times in this season, one was in a game versus Minnesota, where he opted to jump into the play at clearly the wrong time and one of the Gophers (I believe it was Nate Condon) that ended up with the puck on a turnover and nearly scored a goal.
With this guy signed for next year that makes 6 dman on contract for the farm.
Carson, Wilson, Piskula, Breen, Martin, and Lamb all under contract.
Does that leave room for Ramage and Leach? What about Connelly and Henry?
I guess Carson would have a shot at 6th-7th on the big team - and who knows about the newbies.....
With this guy signed for next year that makes 6 dman on contract for the farm.
Carson, Wilson, Piskula, Breen, Martin, and Lamb all under contract.
Does that leave room for Ramage and Leach? What about Connelly and Henry?
I guess Carson would have a shot at 6th-7th on the big team - and who knows about the newbies.....
Carson was not even put on the list to eligible to play for the Heat in their playoffs, I think he is finished in this organization whether it be a loan to Europe or another AHL team, Connelly is a UFA and Henry was already loaned out at the end of this year so he is not likely to receive a qualifying offer. Ramage will likely stay in the NCAA for his Senior year, while Leach should be signed and playing with Abbotsford next year.
Also with the travel schedule (which leads to injuries IMO) the Heat have and the way call-ups affect their roster, they could easily have 8 defensemen on the roster.
Carson was not even put on the list to eligible to play for the Heat in their playoffs, I think he is finished in this organization whether it be a loan to Europe or another AHL team, Connelly is a UFA and Henry was already loaned out at the end of this year so he is not likely to receive a qualifying offer. Ramage will likely stay in the NCAA for his Senior year, while Leach should be signed and playing with Abbotsford next year.
Also with the travel schedule (which leads to injuries IMO) the Heat have and the way call-ups affect their roster, they could easily have 8 defensemen on the roster.
I believe Carson was not put on the list because you need to have a certain number of players that have played less than 200 games (or some number) and I think he was the odd man out.
I believe Carson was not put on the list because you need to have a certain number of players that have played less than 200 games (or some number) and I think he was the odd man out.
He was also the odd man out because he just isn't very good. He was signed to a 2 year deal based on a handful of games last season and it was a mistake. Carson is not NHL material and has no future with the organization. The is a reason guys like Piskula (who also isn't very good) made the cut before Carson.
I was expecting something like he has a good shot and is physical, but you went way over the top thanks alot.
