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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
What does that have to do with it? He is still playing at an A level.
The funny thing is that there is no way Brodie would be at an A if he wasn't paired with Wideman.
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Both Brodie and Wideman are playing very well, but one made the all-star team last year and is getting 5 million dollars while the other was supposed to be battling for a d-man spot. The difference is expectations from the start of the year is why I rated Brodie higher.
Wideman is exceeding expectations while Brodie is drastically exceeding expectations
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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I actually don't mind your grade, seems pretty good for Wideman. But wanted to ask based on your comment, he's a + player, playing on the 2nd pairing and is currently on pace for 60pts in a full NHL season right now. Early days, but if that continued, what more do you want for your 5.2M?
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Nothing more. If he plays like he has for his whole contract then it will be good value.
To earn an A+ rating, shouldn't you be exceeding the value of your contract? I gave Wideman a B+ because he is doing a good job this year, given his pedigree and salary
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
So it seems that we have a consensus that Giordano is having his worst season in years.
It makes no sense in that Bouwmeester (like the start of last season) is doing so much better with Gio as his partner.
I was willing to give Butler some slack as Bouwmeester started last season playing better than he did with Regehr.
Have to admit that Bouwmeester is playing better than all expectations that he has established over the last 2 years but he seems to be consistently a partner killer.
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Too early to tell. Giordano didn't play during the lockout and he has looked better in the last couple of games. He also ditched the visor he was wearing so maybe there was an injury that was unreported