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jammies · 05-14-2014, 04:52 PM

The Dion may not be a #1 defenceman on many teams, but he sure isn't a #3 on many (more likely any) either. He is better than every defenceman not named Giordano on Calgary, for one - some of you are seriously overrating Brodie if you think he's already a real #2. The kid is getting to be good, but he's not good enough yet to be that on any team except the Flames, Edmonton, or Buffalo.

Hyperbole is all well and good when one is mocking the Oilers or the Canucks, but watching a few highlights of him getting owned doesn't immediately translate into him being a pluglier version of Wideman. He's a 1a-2 guy on a good team, but is forced into being The Guy on a team with a woeful defence, and that magnifies his deficiencies.

That being said, I'm not in favour of retreads unless it's on the cheap, which he definitely wouldn't be. Just try to stop the silly posts before someone claims that we have "six Phaneufs on our team already!".

05-14-2014, 04:52 PM	#159
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	The Dion may not be a #1 defenceman on many teams, but he sure isn't a #3 on many (more likely any) either. He is better than every defenceman not named Giordano on Calgary, for one - some of you are seriously overrating Brodie if you think he's already a real #2. The kid is getting to be good, but he's not good enough yet to be that on any team except the Flames, Edmonton, or Buffalo. Hyperbole is all well and good when one is mocking the Oilers or the Canucks, but watching a few highlights of him getting owned doesn't immediately translate into him being a pluglier version of Wideman. He's a 1a-2 guy on a good team, but is forced into being The Guy on a team with a woeful defence, and that magnifies his deficiencies. That being said, I'm not in favour of retreads unless it's on the cheap, which he definitely wouldn't be. Just try to stop the silly posts before someone claims that we have "six Phaneufs on our team already!". __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.