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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Does anyone remember why Brodie was removed from the top pair with Gio? I vaguely remember Dougie playing with Russell, then the next season he was playing Jokipakka. Was Brodie moved because Dougie was struggling and needed to play with Gio?
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After Grossman went on waivers, he was briefly returned to Giordano's right. It went very badly for both of them. We were trying desperately to find a top pairing and save our season, experimenting when Gio Dougie was found to have substantial utility and developed into the best top pairing in the NHL last season.
After that the writing was on the wall - drag Wideman around until Stone came in at the TDL and had some pretty decent chemistry. We all thought Hammer would be better in the role but he doesn't shoot as much.