Bottom half I would say. There's a reason Brodie and Gio don't get the call for the Olympics or World Cup and that's because they aren't solid enough defensively. They are good offensive defensemen but Team Canada looks for more all around defensemen which is why both will likely never play on the big stage for Team Canada. Hamilton probably is the most gifted but I feel people tend to forget he's only 23 years old and defensemen hit their peaks later than forwards so I'm not overly concerned about him as once a good coach gets a hold of him he will be fine. The rest of the defensemen are all depth talent at best.
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