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Originally Posted by kermitology
I was thinking about this and reflected on the last few weeks of the season two years ago after Giordano was hurt: Brodie and Engelland weren't that bad of a pairing. That held true through the playoffs. I'm suspect of Giordano and Wideman because I just don't see how Wideman keeps up. One of the things that is so special about the Giordano - Brodie pairing is that they're both so quick and capable of leading the rush, and they can get back into position quickly.
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Hartley's coaching was go go go for the defense. Don't think we'll see nearly as much activation from Giordano and Brodie as we did the previous years, where they went at nearly all opportunities. Think we'll see point totals drop quite a bit from the defense.
Maybe not Hamilton though as he'll actually see first unit powerplay time to start the season, not just stubbornly once Wideman gets hurt late in the year.