Smooth skating, soft hands, incredible positioning, and moving the puck have long been a part of the pedigree of Jonas Brodin in the NHL. Logging top-pair minutes alongside then-Norris Trophy candidate Ryan Suter as a 19 year old coming into the league super charged the rookie’s development and set the standard of expectation for a remarkably successful NHL career. That season was followed by the expected sophomore slump and some further regression as Brodin was moved down the depth chart to create more equity in handedness among the defensive pairs to provide a right-shot partner for Suter in Jared Spurgeon and bring further balance to the bottom-4.
Jonas Brodin got his groove back and took a step offensively
