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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Why would I change "all the time" when it is every game? This is not a one off thing, he has at least one blunder per game that either costs the team a goal or leads to a prime scoring chance.
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Because as I said, if you are changing the parameters from your grossly exaggerated blanket statements to try and sound like you are simply stating facts, what you're doing is now is saying once a game, and defender who plays 20+ minutes a night makes an error that leads to a scoring chance (because the notion it leads to a goal once a game is flat out wrong). By that logic, you can disparage any defenseman in the league who plays big minutes.
This deep blueline you're talking about completely underwhelmed for three months to begin the season. I'm talking about after Christmas, because there has been noticeable improvement since then with the team playing solid over a stretch that is a quarter of the season. That includes Brodie and his pairing, who have been noticeably improved and easily a second pairing most teams would take in an instant.
The positive aspects of Brodie's game far outweigh the negative ones.
Your notion that he's a net negative, a "nightmare in his own end" and costs the team every night is grossly exaggerated hyperbole. The very tone with which you rant while asserting these things speaks for itself. Again, it would be easier to take you seriously if you could speak with a grounded outlook on these single criticisms rather than try to blanket them all into irate dismissal of the player.