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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Brodie sure made the mistake of being on the ice when Ryan and then Andersson turned the puck over for a costly goal against. Man. This site is borderline unreadable when it comes to TJ.
When Peters was playing Prout, he sheltered Andersson with Gio and Prout with Brodie.
CP: “Brodie demoted!”
Gio with Brodie is a Norris candidate (derailed by bicep tear)
Gio with Hamilton is a top pairing D who gets 40-50 points
Gio with Brodie is Norris favourite
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That is not coincidence.
You can’t argue with +29. I’ve said it before. To hear it on CP, Brodie could be +50 if only it wasn’t for... Brodie.
I get the contract situation. I’d like to see TJ back next year. He is not the problem. Hamonic and Hanifin were buried and it was tough to watch.
I don’t know if it’s shiny-new-toy-itis or what, but Andersson is maybe ready for top 4, not top 2. And in top 2, definitely needs sheltering. Kylington was good in terms of where he should be developmentally, but he’s not ready.
If this is the window, and next year has expectations, you probably want a guy of Brodie’s caliber.
Ok, whatever. Resume the bitching about Brodie.
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Even Brian Burke admitted Brodie is a a risk/reward player and he's a guy that always defends his players. The issue at hand is that he's going to be looking for a long term commitment at the age of 30 and the Flames have some solid young talent emerging into NHL roles on the blue line that will be nipping at his ice time. If for whatever reason he loses a step or declines you are left with just a high risk player that's being paid to be a solid top 4 defender. I'm not going to disregard his services as a Flame as he's been a solid player for this organization but it's clearly time to move on for both parties.