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Originally Posted by Freeway
The advanced stats community also didn't like the Brouwer deal, and they haven't exactly been proven wrong.
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I don't believe it's comparable though. Brouwer has only been a disappointment relative to the contract we signed him to. We didn't overpay for Stone, like we did for Brouwer.
Something else to consider, that the analytics community most assuredly did not, is that Dennis Wideman has been arguably the worst 2nd pairing D-man in the league this season. Stone has value to this team that goes beyond what he's done for ARZ this season, in that he demotes Dennis Wideman off of TJ Brodie's right side. Again, a variable in this deal that the analytics crowd does not take into account.