Tried to watch Minny/Oilers last night. Minnesota's boring style turned me off pretty quickly. They are, quite honestly, the most boring team I have seen in YEARS. Right up there with the Kings in terms of no entertainment value (aside from winning).
The 20 year old Jonas Brodin looked very good for Miny last night. That seems to be the norm from him this season. The composure, positioning and IQ this guy has is just unreal. He played about 21 mins last night (#3 in mins) and looked very comfortable. He seems to have a great breakout pass as well. Too bad Minny doesn't have the system to utilize it. In a more offensive minded team, he would've had 6-7 assits by now.
There is no doubt in my mind that this guy will be one of the best defenceman in the league within 5 years. The only reason why he's relatively unknown is because he's from Europe.
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