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Originally Posted by TOfan

https://theathletic.com/361542/2018/...aking-the-nhl/

You know how we both know that's revisionist history? This was an article written by the same damn guy in July 2016

Most probably consider it to be Sean Monahan or Johnny Gaudreau. Maybe some are waiting for Sam Bennett or Matthew Tkachuk to become the icon of a new era.


I contend it’s T.J. Brodie.



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Since then, Brodie has never stopped getting better.


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I don’t know if Brodie will ever get a shot at the Norris, but there’s no question he has established himself as a cornerstone defender on the Flames. He remains perhaps one of the most underrated players in the league and boasts one of the best value contracts around. He will be a key to any success the Flames find in the post-Iginla epoch.

How could a guy "on the decline" during the 2015-16 season illicit such a poetic waxing?


Because he wasn't. 2015-16 was the best season of his career. Kent Wilson just forgot reality when he started using stats incorrectly.