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Originally Posted by blankall
C'mon people. I loved Brodie just as much as anyone. But let's not pretend that his game wasn't also wildly inconsistent. He looked totally lost for many stretches at at time. His game was dependent on being tied to a good defensive partner. When he was on, he was a legit #2. But that didn't happen every night. People were constantly giving him breaks for various personal issues in his life, but he seemed to be constantly going through some kind of major crisis and re-evaluation of his life.
Overall, he was a great skater with great positioning, but his hockey IQ never progressed to the point that he was consistently making the kinds of on ice decision that top pairing veteran d-men should be making.
My only concern with Tanev over Brodie is injuries.
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I don't agree with all of those comments, but I agree that his style of play was more high risk, high reward.
Tanev will be a more stable presence, for sure. And for the current Flames roster and style, I think that is definitely a good thing.