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Originally Posted by activeStick
He seems similar to Brodie to me but in the reverse. That is, he's above average offensively (Brodie is below average here) and below average defensively (Brodie is above average).
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Back-to-back 40+ point seasons, four seasons in a row with 30+ points. In no way is Brodie below average offensively. Heck, Gostisbehere had an entire one more goal this season than Brodie.
Gostisbehere is legitimately below average defensively though. Healthy scratched multiple games this year because of how bad he was in his own zone. It's easy to look the other way when he's a sophomore making peanuts, but now that he has his contract and the inevitable higher expectations of Flyer fans, he'll need to get his stuff sorted out or they'll quickly turn on him.