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Originally Posted by Mike F
I follow this team as closely as anyone, and I can't remember a single person before you describing Brodie as bordering on elite defensively. In fact, for as much praise as Brodie's development has rightly earned him, I can't remember anyone describing him as bordering on elite in any aspect.
If you watch Brodie and see him on the cusp of entering Chara's echelon of defensive players, then we definitely are watching different Brodies.
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Except... he is.
TJ Brodie has one of the toughest Zone starts in the entire NHL. And when he is on the ice, the team outshoots the opposition by a significant margin. In fact his Fenwick rel% stat is in the top 15 (He's # 13) in the NHL.
Giordano is #2, and he has easier zone starts.