Thanks for the compliment.
Hey, if you don't like Brisebois, you must hate wooley, Boucher, spacek, kravchuk, zidlicky, and kurvers, because he is a better all around player than them.
I dread the selection of offensive specialist defensemen, I really do. You have to pick based primarily on "hockey card stats" which is rarely a good idea. And the guy you take is not as good overall as the guys you pass on. But if you don't, your PP suffers.
I'm trying not to begrudge the offensive specialists lately... they've been selected in approximately the best order so far. When I take one though, I will always do my best to make sure it's someone who proved they could play heavier minutes, many situations, hopefully contributed to good teams, or a combination of the above.
Actually, as a rule, I'm rarely a fan of taking someone solely because they are the best available at one specialized skill (pk, PP, fighting, goal scoring, hitting), I'd rather get a guy who is "one of the best" available and better than others at other things. Hence, Brisebois as a PP specialist, Plett as a goon, etc.
Tom Poti is a perfect example. Last AAA dreakmur and I got him as a 3rd pairing guy, selecting him over a number of one-way guys. But he's way overqualified for that, and is now on a first pairing. I'd call Brisebois a poor man's Poti.
I know, I'm rambling now...