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Originally Posted by flamesfever
Brodie and Gio were one of the best D pairs in the NHL a few years back. Obviously they were successful in reading each other.
I feel so frustrated that Brodie isn't put back with Gio, for the sake of Hamilton.
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I went back to last season’s game logs and Dougie Hamilton was paired with Jokipakka at one point and I remember them looking so atrocious together to the point where the Dougie trade rumors were at their peak. Hamilton was playing between 14-15 mins and was a minus every game.
I think at the time as it’s getting back to me, the thinking was to have Brodie carry his on pairing and to have Gio try to prop up Dougie which ended up working really well. So end the end of the day, both Brodie and Hamilton shine with Gio and both need him to be at their best. It’s unfortunate we can’t clone Gio, but that’s just how it goes. 1 of the 2 is going to struggle and that’s Brodie at this point.