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Originally Posted by nightfx
Brodie is above average offensively and elite defensively.
Gostisbehere is average at best defensively, and elite offensively.
Both are great deals, Brodie is worth more IMO.
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It is a pretty big stretch to call him elite offensively.
It is a
monstrous stretch to call him average at best defensively. He is as bad as any defenseman in the NHL in his own end.
Gostisbehere is on the highlight reel on a regular basis, and for that reason a lot of fans think he is something special. But he is terrible in his own end. Terrible. And he gets his points because he gets the #1 PP time.
If he were playing for the Flames, very few if any people on here would be thrilled with this contract.
Huge risk for the Flyers. We'll see how it turns out.