Brodie has been taking lots of flak on this site over the past few games, but for my money he has been the BEST Calgary Flame in the playoffs.
He does make mistakes, yes, but every d-man does. Dmen's mistakes are magnified a lot more than a forwards mistakes are. Gio has made mistakes this year that have directly led to goals. Not to mention he is playing so many of the toughest minutes. Hartley rests him during the PP since he is basically out during the entire rest of the game.
But he does so many things right, including his skating ability. His breakouts, his neutral zone play, his offensive capabilities are just great. His play along the boards is right up there with the best.
If we are picking Conn Smythe candidates now, he is mine.
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