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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
No, it isn't. Gio went down, the team made the playoffs and won a round on the back of TJ Brodie.
Brodie goes down for ten games and the entire year was over before it began.
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No question Brodie is one of the top 5 players on this team. Take your pick between monahan, Gio, gaudreau, Brodie, and maybe Hamilton. They all bring different things.
Going back to the original argument, Gaudreau would be more difficult to replace. Brodie is a top pairing d on every team in the league (off the top of my head) but he's not a true No1. He's not Aaron Ekblad, Alex Pietroangelo, Drew Doighty or Erik Karlson. He's Ducan Keith light.
Gaudreau looks to be an elite scoring forward for the next decade. If the flames nickel & dime him, he might not forget about it come next contract. I'm sure he he likes Calgary, but I'm fairly sure would have no problem going closer to home.