I'm not the biggest Brodie lover but I don't hate him by any means and the only way I want him off of this team is if his play actually gets better and he returns two or three assets. Trade from a position of strength, a concept lost on a lot around here.
But, his big gaffe aside tonight I thought he was terrible, again. For a guy that skates so well he sure gets beat a lot in his own zone, races for pucks and especially wide. This should never happen with the physical gifts he has. He blew the goal last night. Played a 2-1 absolutely terribly tonight, more weak plays among the boards. He is simply not playing good hockey right now, defensively, and this is not a new thing. I would drop him with Stone and let them play 3rd pairing minutes for awhile and take the load off of him at least until he gets his coincidence back.
Decent game tonight, will definitely take the point as Columbus totally deserved to win. That's a good team and will be tough to deal with come playoff time. I like the new personnel on the PK, has looked good the past couple of games. Don't understand the Bennett for Veersteg swap. Thought Bennett looked decent to start and that that line had a few shifts of good cycling. Thought after the change they were just a turn over machine. I'd be happy if Versteeg took a seat for awhile.
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