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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
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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Brodie is far from an offensive defenceman. He's had a terrible start to the year but lets not start making stuff up. He's on one of the best contracts in the league and IS an all around defenceman and more of a defensive defenceman than what you suggest.
The reason they're not getting the call is because Canada is stacked at the defensive position.