They may have sported a combined Corsi For of 53.85% together in that game with Arizona, but Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin were on the ice for all four of the goals the Minnesota Wild conceded. Their pairing is anything but the elite duo that Ryan Suter and Dumba looked to be earlier in the year.
To some extent, I understand the logic; split your big-time point-grabbing defensemen across the top two pairings. Jonas Brodin has shown himself more than capable with his shut-down abilities, whilst his early season partner, Jared Spurgeon is hugely underated.