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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Hell of a crowd when you've got a defenceman making 4.6M, on pace to put up 57 points, getting a C-.
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I looked at that and went "that sounds low...", but after some consideration really at best I'd give Brodie a C.
He leads the team by far in 5v5 GA (20 GA, next guys have 16). On top of that most of his points come from the PP, and really he's more a part of why the PP has been struggling than why it's been hot so I can't give him much credit for those PP points. Sometimes that team lowest +/- really does indicate a problem.
A top 4 D-man has to be better in defense and more consistent. We also know Brodie CAN be better, so expectations come into play here.
I blame the coaching staff to some extent though. Brodie is IMO playing more minutes and expected to do more than he can handle. He's a fantastic #3 D-man, but he's playing #1 minutes and that's too much for him.