https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey...gs-from-brodie
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“He does have a big role,” Peters said. “It’s funny, we were breaking down some video from the year and in a certain scenario, (Brodie) ended up in 80% of the clips and they were all about his skating speed and his skating ability and his ability to leave people in d-zone transition.
“We were trying to get a bunch of clips put together of everybody, but he kept popping up in all of them. Why? Because he skates so well each and every night.”
Brodie’s skating has always been arguably his greatest asset. The guy can just move around the ice better than most, and that’s going to be important against a team like the Avalanche, who are quick in transition and have as speedy a top line as you’re likely to find anywhere in the league.
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At this point I'd love to see TJ get traded to Toronto. Calgary is going to miss him more than fans realize, which makes me sad but will definitely make it better not to have to see any more darts thrown at him on these boards. Valimaki looks great as a shooter with size, but he got his butt whipped by McKinnon a couple times- not even close in speed to TJ, and fans are going to see that immediately next year. It will be interesting to see what happens.