Brodie is a better player on the right side than the left. He is also a better player when paired with Giordano.
Giordano is a better player when paired with Brodie than when paired with Wideman.
When you make changes that make your 2 best defensemen worse, your team is going to be worse for it.
Put them back together, so they can go back to playing 25 minutes a night against the opposition's best, and still dominate.
That is when the Flames are at their best.
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