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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
It’s funny that people say that we have replacements for Brodie, but not for Hamonic. I get that it is subjective, but I’d say we are a better team with 2 Brodie’s and 0 Hamonics, than the other way around.
For all the talk of what has made Brodie good in his good years vs. bad in his bad years, it doesn’t change that his play right now is a very good top pair D, and Hamonic is still a second pair guy, and that is where he should be.
I also see Brodie as a guy that can likely keep a high level of play for longer based on his style of play, whereas Hamonic is a warrior, but I see his play dropping sooner due to foot speed and injury issues.
I have to say, I really like Hammer. But I would probably be more likely to move him before Brodie.
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Disagree...if Brodie was to get injured/traded, Hamonic could slide into that spot easily. It would be a different dynamic but i dont doubt for a second that the top pairing would suffer even one iota.
Hamonic was a top pairing guy in New York, and nothing indicates that has changed. He is also by far the more physical and better in his own zone player of the two.
Brodie is a better skater and passer, but we have guys that can do that, whereas we do not have another Hamonic type.
Either way someone has to go for asset management purposes.