[Sylvanfan]

Occasionally GM's need to make a gamble on a player to get a value contract that pays off when the team has a shot to win. I think Brodie might be a guy that you try that with. See if you can lock him up for 5 years at 2.5 per year. Sutter did that with Regehr in 2003, and the result was a very team friendly contract. The Blackhawks gave Duncan Keith a 4 year 7.5 million extension before he had played a full season in the NHL. Keith was arguably their best player that final year ofthat contract.