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Originally Posted by #-3
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.
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Honestly, if I was ranking the Canucks' and Flames defensemen in an ordered list based on current abilities, I'd probably get down to #5 (maybe #4) before a Flames defenseman appeared on it.
Long term Brodie could be excellent, but he's still young and will probably have a transition period where he learns how to play more difficult minutes. Wideman has his strengths, but he's pretty useless in his own end. Giordano when at the top of his game is excellent, but he hasn't really been there in over 2 years. And the other 3 guys are basically dime a dozen filler. Without hesitation I'd take each of Hamhuis, Edler, and Garrison, and I think an argument could be made for Bieksa as well, though he too has suffered from inconsistent play over the last couple of years like Giordano has.