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Gaskal · 12-03-2017, 11:09 AM

Is it the coach? Possible, but he's had some of the best games of his career playing under Glen.

Is it being on the left? Maybe, but he was the best defenceman in the 2014-15 playoffs playing on the left with Engelland. And if his struggles are directly tied into him being on his side then wouldn't it make sense that when he was put back on Gio's right he'd do just fine and they'd be an elite pairing again?

We tried that last year after the Grossman experiment thankfully ended and it didn't help - Brodie was still terrible. So I can understand why Glen would be hesistant to try it. It's only really an option to try with Giordano, and you'd be breaking up one of your better possession units in Gio/Dougie just to try a fix that has already failed in the past, and who knows what the state of your other two defence pairings are going to be.

The longer Brodie's struggles go on though and Glen might start experimenting again, especially if it's costing the team wins.

12-03-2017, 11:09 AM	#70
Gaskal Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2013 Exp:	Is it the coach? Possible, but he's had some of the best games of his career playing under Glen. Is it being on the left? Maybe, but he was the best defenceman in the 2014-15 playoffs playing on the left with Engelland. And if his struggles are directly tied into him being on his side then wouldn't it make sense that when he was put back on Gio's right he'd do just fine and they'd be an elite pairing again? We tried that last year after the Grossman experiment thankfully ended and it didn't help - Brodie was still terrible. So I can understand why Glen would be hesistant to try it. It's only really an option to try with Giordano, and you'd be breaking up one of your better possession units in Gio/Dougie just to try a fix that has already failed in the past, and who knows what the state of your other two defence pairings are going to be. The longer Brodie's struggles go on though and Glen might start experimenting again, especially if it's costing the team wins. __________________ Until the Flames make the Western Finals again, this signature shall remain frozen.