[Video] Brodie 14/15 Highlights

[AC]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpAUjauHJKs

Even after the amazing year he and Gio both had, I feel like Brodie doesn't get enough credit for how good he really is. Can't believe we have him locked up for 5 years at $4.65M. It feels like a steal already.

Brodie is one of the players that features a lot of clips that may not look particularly flashy at first glance. For example at 12:12 vs the Coyotes the Flames dump the puck out of the defensive zone and Brodie explodes up the ice to chase down the dump-in all by himself... as a defenceman. I also loved his shift vs Montreal (04:24) where he's seemingly the only player on the ice moving. Hrudey and the Flames broadcasts in general really started to emphasize just how solid TJ is defensively... and his ridiculous breakout passes... and his skating... and on and on.

My planned order for the next videos: Bouma, Backlund, Rookies, etc.

Videos done so far this summer:
- Comeback Wins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwCWSQMhHQk)
- Ferland vs Vancouver (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMrNRlLne8Y)
- Gaudreau Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOGppehWtWc)
- Gaudreau Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPyYvqs-S4I)
- Giordano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIwMQJr6Lj8)
- Hudler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2qkMownwc)
- Monahan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCUwkZPhw0)

[nwflamesfan]

Been waiting for this like a kid waiting for Christmas. Thanks brother

[GranteedEV]

I am glad I didn't go to sleep yet :D

This man is our Duncan Keith.

[Point Blank]

Haha that swarm defense as the first clip. Edmonton is indeed no good.

On another note thanks so much AC for all your work! Really appreciate it, guess I'm not going to bed.

[calgarybornnraised]

Lol, I forgot we scored 2 short handed goals against the Leafs on the same PK.

[JurassicTunga12]

Reminds me so much of Duncan Keith. What an awesome player.

[GoJetsGo]

I'm 30 seconds good and astounded by how terrible Edmonton is.

Wow.

[GoJetsGo]

So many great clips in there... that poke at Galchenyuk and the quick transition to offense / picturesque pass was a thing of beauty. So many instances of him carrying the puck up the ice to deep into the offensive zone followed by him being one of the first back on the back-check.

Is it safe to say in the last year or two that he's moved from one of the best young defensemen in the league to one of the top defensmen in the league? I think he's got to be in the top 30 at this point. Such a great player and an amazing skater.

It's crazy to think we have Gio, Brodie and Hamilton as our top 3 defenders.

[ComixZone]

Brodie, Gio, Hamilton...oh my.

As always AC, thank you!

[handgroen]

the skating, my gawd, the skating.

i kept thinking about hartley last year saying
"he doesn't even know how good he is."

[FiveSeven]

Wow...you know Brodie is good but some how it seems like so much that he does flys under the radar. When you actually get to watch a whole video of highlights..I'm speechless. He's incredible in every aspect of the game.

So many players I can't wait to watch next season :)

[Lil Pedro]

What an amazing skater

[FBI]

Nice touch on the target shooting heh

[CroFlames]

Like a smarter, tougher, better version of JayBo.

God JayBo could skate. But so soft around the net. I love Brodie's skating, but everything he else he does is excellent to elite level.

[Tyler]

Dat backhand sauce

[PaperBagger'14]

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[Phanuthier]

Between those stretch passes and how well he skates, its like we're playing 6-on-5 when he's on the ice.

[StrykerSteve]

So good.

[Savvy27]

Okay, I think I'm gonna get a Brodie jersey. His passing ability is right up there with Hudler and Gaudreau.

Great video as always AC!

[shogged]

Lol those Byron breakaways

[dammage79]

Has to be one the best best outlet passers in the game. And the Skating. Me oh my.

[StrykerSteve]

That one clip where he comes back and skates past Giordano to eliminate a scoring chance, very impressive closing speed.

[Vulcan]

He's one of those players who's worth the price of admission all by himself. He's not as cagey as Giordano yet but what skills. It stands to reason that with our 3 Right shooting rearguards that he'll be moved away from Giordano but they sure work well together.

[Huntingwhale]

Like a smarter, tougher, better version of JayBo.

God JayBo could skate. But so soft around the net. I love Brodie's skating, but everything he else he does is excellent to elite level.

That's what I was thinking to. Brodie is the kind of player we all expected JayBo to be when he came to Calgary. He actually was that kind of guy in Florida but for whatever reason regressed as soon as he stepped foot in Calgary.

I was all for breaking up Brodano to spread around the offence after we got Hamilton. But after watching that video, there is no way we should do that. Those 2 are so special together. Fingers crossed Gio can play a full healthy season.

I'll never forget one of Hartley's interviews where he said that Brodie has no idea how good he can be. And here he is. A legit top pairing guy who might very well be our #1 one day.

And the fact he has a 4.6 cap hit for the next 5 years? Most of us would have been happy with 6. IMO Treliving's best signing to date.

[Street Pharmacist]

The only thing holding Brodie back is his awful shot. Watch the video and count how many of his goals are flubbed shots that truck everyone on the ice. That overtime winner was a backhand that went up and off Rask's head and into the net.

His skating is elite, his stick positioning is elite, his positioning is also elite. He could stand to be a bit stronger, but it hasn't really hampered him. In the end it's his skating that makes him the great defenseman he is, but unless his shot improves he'll never be that great offensively

[Coach]

I agree Pharmacist. I imagine if there's one thing Brodie was told to work on it was his shot. If he improves that in any significant capacity, we have a deadly weapon.

[Bandwagon In Flames]

FWIW Hartley mentioned that Brodie has a great shot. The only issue is that he never uses it. At the start of last season he was using it and having success. Then he stopped the point shots once again. I suppose it's because Giordano has a better shot so he feels the need to pass or just throw it in traffic.

[locsofblu]

Cant wait for the season to start. Drop the puck already!

[Rick M.]

FWIW Hartley mentioned that Brodie has a great shot. The only issue is that he never uses it. At the start of last season he was using it and having success. Then he stopped the point shots once again. I suppose it's because Giordano has a better shot so he feels the need to pass or just throw it in traffic.

Brodie's shot is quite accurate. It's just not very hard. If he could develop a heavier shot, he'd be deadly.