OK.
But when the season starts up, spend some time watching when any NHL team has two same-handed players on the PP points together.
(and again... this is not a debate about Wideman vs. Brodie... it's a point about Brodie's stickside being the same as Gio's.)
It's effective to have a LH-RH pairing.
This is part of why Josi/Weber work so well together.
A huge part.
And it's why Canada went with 4 LH, 4 RH when they picked their D-men... instead of just picking the 8 best by skill.
Here's a good TJ Brodie snip-it of video.
He's actually got a goal & assist in this game.
http://flames.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013020421
But my point is that Brodie lets Giordano play his strong side.
That is,
Gio plays his natural LH side at even-strength. (Most LH defensemen play the left side, even-strength.)
Gio plays the opened right point for PP cannons. (Most LH defenseman switch to right side, for shot angle, on PP.)
Brodie is playing his off (right) side at even-strength.
Brodie is playing his closed left point on the PP.
Although he has an assist to Giordano in this video, it's a very difficult pass to make... cross-body.
This is likely a BIG reason why Brodie had only 7 PPP last season - and it's going to continue as Gio's not going off the PP1 right point.
I'd actually be more hopeful in Brodie's point totals IF he was playing with a RH partner, even-strength and PP.
Whether you watch 50 games or not... I'm just saying from experience that it's going to be very difficult for Brodie to chalk up a lot of points unless he's PP1.
And with Giordano being LH stick, Brodie's blocked from being in a comfortable spot on the CGY PP.
Wideman's RH stick is simply a better compliment for Gio on the PP.
If Wideman's healthy, CGY is going to open their PP next season as Wideman(RH,left point)+Gio(LH/right point), simply because of the open stick-side PP play.
Wideman "open" + Gio "open" is a better PP option than Brodie "closed" + Gio "open".
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