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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am 90% convinced that Brodie is going to be traded in the off season. He is going to be up for a big raise after next season and I don't see him fitting into the long term pay structure of the team.
He is a fine player, but mistake prone and a little overrated IMO because he plays with Gio. The team can sell high on him in the off season and re-load with some assets that can be flipped to find cheaper options for filling in the gaps on the roster.
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It kills me to think of Brodie moving on, but hsi play under Gulutzan can't be ignored either. Playing with one of the best D-men in the game, Brodie is smart and quick enough to get the most out of that pairing... but on his own we saw a lengthy stretch of terrible defending. He wasn't on his preferred side or with his preferred partner, but I've been mindful of just
how bad he was when things weren't his ideal scenario.
Maybe I'm mis-remembering it, but it felt like addition by subtraction not that long ago.
I wonder if anyone will be as productive with Gio as Brodie has been, but when you consider his non-Gio play to anyone else on the roster a mature Kylington (much more relaxed, a la Brodie) has the tools to grow his game with Gio as Brodie had.