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Originally Posted by Flamefan1
Posters are correct that Brodie did not have the best game. I think he has totally lost his confidence having to play with Wideman for most of the season. He can't play his game because he knows Wideman is not fast enough to get back to help defend if he rushes to help the forwards. This was illustrated on Brodie's mistake on the goal tonight as Wideman did not get back in time to help out Brodie. It is a shame we are hurting Brodie and the team by keeping a pylon in the lineup. We need to get the young guys in the lineup so they can gain confidence as at least they are very good skaters. More importantly we need addition be subtraction.
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OMG, this is such bull####. Wideman was where he was supposed to be, waiting for Brodie's pass. Brodie muffed it and placed it directly in the center of the ice where Wheeler happily pounced on it. There was zero chance the fastest skater in the league could have come over to do anything about Wheeler. In fact, Brodie was waaaaay closer to the play and even his skating couldn't get him close enough to Wheeler.
Listen folks, we have to stop ignoring the bad habits of our favorite players. They are not infallible. If they play poorly, it is important to criticize them accurately and stop inventing narratives where "Wideman is ruining Brodie" simply by playing next to him.
Brodie is having a bad year. Deal with it.