Well, he has shut down McDavid in 2 games, but didn't for multiple seasons. I think there is more to this scenario than you are suggesting. The Leafs played very good team defense the last two games. That is systems based primarily. The player has to be good enough to follow the system. And Brodie is, but that doesn't make him this premier #1 defenseman like some are suggesting.
I don't think people (or at least rational people) are calling him a premier #1 D-man. But, he's an ideal partner for Rielly, who minimizes what Rielly is weak at, who can then excel as a 55-65 point defender, which is towards the upper echelon of defenceman if they can also PK and eat tough minutes.
Lol, almost like it was a joke, even! How crazy that you still have to come and jump on HF and be Leaf fan police even though it was clearly a tongue in cheek post.
But think, why was Dubas rushed? Was he in a rush or was he being pressured by the higher ups to move Naz? Remember, this was fresh off of his second straight suspension in playoffs. He costed Leafs young core 2 potential playoffs by being emotional and selfish.
Yes, it seems the fans of either player are quiet for stretches when being outperformed by the other one
Must not have been that clear I guess. How crazy that you still have to come and jump on me and police my posts even though they were clearly sarcastic.
My post wasnt clear or are you pretending you were sarcastic after the fact? I've seen you post for a long time in every leaf related thread trying to be a hero against leafs fans. Nothing new in this one. Cant even take a simple joke anymore, youre jaded.
So you’re allowed to be sarcastic, but I’m not. And I’m the one that’s jaded? I’m in threads that I find interesting, not just ones that involve the team I cheer for, if I wanted to do that I could just stay in that teams board. Not really sure what the issue is with commenting on main board threads. Should that only be allowed for leaf fans?
That whole exchange reads like it's one poster having a performative argument with themself to try and bump up the old post count.
Gio carrying Brodie is a myth perpetuated mostly by Oilers fans. Brodie's other partners were the corpse of Dennis Wideman and a Travis Hamonic who now has one foot out of the league. When Giordano went down in 2015, Brodie carried the team to clinching a playoff spot in game 81 with Engelland of all people opposite him. Giordano also had 2 Norris caliber seasons alongside Brodie and could never replicate that form with Hamilton as his partner. We never accomplished anything with them together for various reasons but they're easily one of the best post-lockout pairings the league has seen.
Brodie skates well and thinks the game well. I wouldn't worry about his contract at all. If it were up to me, I would've given him Jeff Petry money
