Brodie is the single most exciting thing to happen to this team so far this year. Hopefully Backlund isn't too hurt as I put him second on that list, and the Czechs third for pleasant surprises.
I'd heard Brodie was advancing in the AHL, but you can sure see it now, and I love that he's top four minutes in the first chapter of the season. He'll be even better by late March and a force next season.
Hopefully Baertschi gets back and into the fold ... last night's game was classic of the type of game that Baertschi will use to move up the roster. Tough first, he scrambles some lines, guys find chemistry. If Baertschi was on the roster last night he would have gone from fourth line to second and had a chance to stick.
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