Here are all the things Erik Brännström is not. He’s not from Gothenburg; he did not play his junior hockey with Frölunda; he does not shoot right; he did choose to be the primary trade return for a beloved franchise player.
It’s important to try and establish that now, knowing full well that the 20-year-old is going to be compared to Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone — two of the best players in franchise history — for as long as he wears a Sens sweater, even if he does not want to be.