I think Brodie is a great upcoming Dman, but I wonder how much playing with Giordano has helped in his case. Put Petry beside Giordano and he might look a lot better as well.
IMO Fayne is our best defender. He is slower but defensively much better version of Petry.
Fayne
Petry
Schultz
Marincin
Klefbom
Nikitin
Ference
is how I'd rank our defenders.
I do wonder how good Petry would be paired with a stud #1LHD.
Petry is always picking up the slack and making his defensive partner look good.
I would like to see how he does if it was the other way around.
I'd go with this....
Fayne
Marincin
Shultz
Petry
Ference
Nik
Isn't JS the better comparison for Brodie?
Haha, no. Brodie plays against top competition and dominates, while Justin Schultz gets caved in. Brodie comparable to Petry is probably not too far off, Marincin might be better depending how this season goes and if Marincin ever sees some powerplay time.
we won't see how good Justin Schultz is until line 2-3 can sustain ozone containment. I have to wonder if Petry is just putting in his time before he gets traded. its too bad they couldn't come up with a 3 year deal in the offseason.
Giving Petry 3 years would mean a higher cap hit, likely around 4 million. I'm not convinced MacT thinks he's worth that much and I suppose he was avoiding a situation like the Gagner contract.
We also have a lot of young defensemen in the prospect pool that will be ready within 3 years for sure, and we're going to want to re-sign Yakupov and Perron in the mean time. Petry is great depth to have but in a cap world he's the kind of player you part ways with.
Brodie is playing with a stud D-man...Gio. I would like to see how he fares not playing with him. Petry is playing with Ference...big difference.
I am by no means a petry supporter, but you have to look at the big picture.