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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I find Gio the best all-around defencemen still on the team.
Andersson isn't an upgrade on Giordano offensively right now. Hopefully he will be down the road, but he isn't an upgrade on Gio in any zone.
Hanifin has been scoring of late, but he doesn't seem to have a shot at all. I like him, and he is playing solid, but offensively he isn't as good as Giordano is. Defensively he has been better.
Tanev is the best defensive defencemen on the team. Solid as they come, and I have come to love him. However, not much offence.
Won't comment on anyone else as they are obviously worse at the moment, but promising given their ages and skill-sets.
Giordano - for better or worse - is still this team's best all-around defencemen you can utilize in any situation. I miss Brodie a LOT, especially since he was solid defensively and really helped this team transition quickly (as well as being exceptional at evading forechecking pressure).
I think that's the problem with the defence right now. Giordano (and I love him) is your best defencemen.
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Hanifin is better offensively when it comes to transitioning and carrying the puck up ice. Gio is tons better in the offensive zone - I don’t know why.
Rasmus is just not able to make up the ground when Gio gets stuffed, which is happening more often. And Rasmus has a lot of bad pinches himself.