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Originally Posted by ricardodw
How does Vancouver end up with worse defense than Calgary?
Do you consider Wideman and Gio >>> Bieksa and Elder?
Brodie = Hamhuis?
O'Brien >> Garrison?
Butler and Russell better than any one?
In my opinion Vancouver D compares favourably to San Jose's .
Boyle is 37 and Hannan 34 (who was too slow for the Flames 2 years ago) and Stuart 33 are all in decline and all in the SJ top-4.
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Honestly I think the Flames D in general is underrated, Wideman has been an Allstar, an Gio/Brodie have no quit in them. And the Canucks D in general is overratted. And I would probably put them pretty much dead even from top to bottom in there line ups. So I gave the Flames the age bias, in sports when your even yonger is better.
There are a few older guys like Boyle and Smyth, that I think will have better seasons with a full training camp. And I think Vlasic and Demers can be over looked, they are solid players. SJ will have a strong D in the upcoming season, even if they are not all long for this league.