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Originally Posted by 868904
...The way I see it:
Brodie paired with Gio = Hamilton paired with Gio
Brodie paired with Stone > Hamilton paired with anyone other than GIo
Brodie paired with Hamonic = Hamilton paired with anyone other than GIo
I'm not saying Hamilton isn't good, but his only success here has been while paired with Gio. I'm also not saying Hamonic is not good, it could just be a case of him not meshing well with Brodie on the ice, it happens.
At his best, and in my opinion, Brodie is an elite defenseman and better than what Hamilton has shown at his very best. There is always still the potential for Hamilton to take another step up, but his best isn't as good as Brodie's best...
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The problem here is that this is simply not accurate. Bingo has posted figures a few times which demonstrate that Hamilton is far and away the Flames second-best defenseman.
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I thought it very interesting at Peter's presser when he talked about Brodie having success playing the right side. Peters either had that fed to him by Treliving or someone in management OR it comes from his discussions and analysis as part of the Team Canada coaching staff for the 2016 World Cup . There was a lot of talk about Gio and Brodie being selected for that team, ultimately, they didn't and it sounds like it was because Babcock is a real stickler for the left-right thing but it may be a hint as to what potential Peters' might see for Brodie.
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This is reaching. Peters also stated in the same PC that no player is better on his off-side than he is on his strong side.