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Originally Posted by St. Pats
Yep no thread on Gio and he has been beyond brutal for how long? A long time. He needs to go back to 2nd pairing. Butler is useless and should be bottom pairing. Smith was where he should be last night. Sarich is a solid 3rd pairing guy. Brodie at max is a 2nd pairing guy. Wideman is a guy you most certainly do not want on the ice too often except on the PP.
It's a crappy group and one that REALLY needs the forwards to come back and help.
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I agree Gio has been awful and he was the key to not having a Butler- Bouw pairing. Hartely needs to keep playing Gio and Bouw until Gio gets out of his funk. I think its the only way this D has a chance. Forwards have to come back also. Tanguay playing center is not helping. He is lost on the defensive side of the game.
If playing like they should pairings should be
Bouw-Gio
Wideman-Brodie
Butler-Sarich
I was really hoping Gio would fit with Bouw and Smith would come out and take the last pairing. Even though Butler is hated on cp ( not by me), with his cheap contract and playing experience i think we could get something worth while in trade.