TJ Brodie - bright spot in a not so great season?

[codynw]

Originally Posted by ScorchyScorch

For being so hyped and universally loved, Doughty is never really up there in the stats department.

Doughty isn't loved for his offense. Not that he's bad offensively (especially considering who his coach is) but it's his all around game that people like.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by ScorchyScorch

For being so hyped and universally loved, Doughty is never really up there in the stats department.

Which shows why stats can be misleading. He's one of the top few defensemen in the NHL but people who only look at stats wouldn't see that. Gotta watch him to see the brilliance.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Which shows why stats can be misleading. He's one of the top few defensemen in the NHL but people who only look at stats wouldn't see that. Gotta watch him to see the brilliance.

Yep. If you fused Brodie and Gio into one right-handed shot defenseman, you get Drew Doughty. He's perfect.

[Illuminaughty]

I think if you could pick one player to have on your team out of the whole league, for me it's Drew Doughty. He does just about everything at an elite level.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Yep. If you fused Brodie and Gio into one right-handed shot defenseman, you get Drew Doughty. He's perfect.

He's extremely good. But Brodie and Giordano and both way ahead of him offensively. He's never been a great PP guy.

[Samonadreau]

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[FireItUp]

Poll Hijack! http://www.tsn.ca/franchise-faceoff

[Cali Panthers Fan]

LOL, all the people picking Seabrook haven't seen him play lately. He's still good, but he's not necessarily better than any of the other defensemen on the list. Especially if you're building a team for the future, which the question asks.

Oh, and Gostisbehere is going to be a stud. I'd almost take him over Brodie. Almost.

[djsFlames]

If the poll were taken in 2008, you take Seabrook all day long.

For the future? Brodie by a country mile.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

My point is that goaltending can be rectified. It's not the first step in making a playoff team, it's the last step. Steps being

1) #1 Defenseman
2) #1 Center
3) #2 Defenseman
4) #2 Center
5) #3 Defenseman
6) #1 Winger
7) #2 Winger
8) #4 Defenseman
9) #3 Winger
10) #3 Center
11) #4 Winger
12) #1 Goaltender
13) Depth

So far I bolded the steps we've got covered in my opinion, so that's why I'm not too down on this team. Once we've got 1-11 covered, #12 will be that final step. #

Heh, we are closer in August than in February:

1) #1 Defenseman (Brodie (and paid like a #4 )
2) #1 Center (Hopefully Bennett)
3) #2 Defenseman (Gio, more of a #1B )
4) #2 Center (Monahan, more of a #1B )
5) #3 Defenseman (Hamilton, more of a #2 )
6) #1 Winger (Johnny )
7) #2 Winger (Hopefully Tkachuk)
8) #4 Defenseman (Hopefully Wotherspoon, Jokipakka, or Kulak)
9) #3 Winger (Frolik
10) #3 Center (Backlund, more of a #2 )
11) #4 Winger (Brouwer)
12) #1 Goaltender (Elliott)

Only a few more roles to be filled!

[Gaudreauvertime]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

If the poll were taken in 2008, you take Seabrook all day long.

For the future? Brodie by a country mile.

I'm not even sure how that's debatable. Yea, Seabrook has cups. Put Brodie in his place and he'd have cups.

Brodie is a top 10 D in the league for my money, and he's only going to get better. He should be in contention for the Norris next year.

[djsFlames]

Monahan is a #1 center already. Should be bolded. No he's not in the elite handful (yet), but he's already a #1 and producing like one. Even if Bennett doesn't pan out as that #1 to surpass him for the spot, Monahan is still a solid choice.

#2 winger and #4 defenseman are our biggest remaining needs.