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Originally Posted by TOfan
Not sure why you're bringing money into the conversation. Money should follow performance. I'm more interested in his hockey ability than what he's getting paid at hone moment.
Professional hockey players should be held to the standard they set for themselves. Brodie has shown he can be a dynamic player, yet we see this very seldom. If he played consistently to the level we have seen him play to, he's a 6-7 million player. Why he doesn't play to that level, who knows.
We know Brodie is better than the value of his pay cheque. He seems to be playing down to it. Or maybe Brodie's just one of those guys who doesn't live & breathe hockey. Supremely gifted, but at the end of the day, just doesn't care that much.
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I brought up money because you mentioned value with regard to how he's been playing when he's already preforming head and shoulders above his monetary value and has been his entire contract. It's all relative.
He's essentially getting paid Kris Russell money, clearly plays a tier (or two) above that yet gets discussed here like he is Russell.
I agree he's capable of being more consistent, but your expectations appear unrealistic. Some players struggle with consistency, and he's a player where if he didn't, would be one of the best defenders in the game making an enormous salary.
As it sits now, it's a huge benefit for us to have him at his current cap hit especially the way he's been playing the last quarter of the season on the 2nd pairing.