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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
I like you. And I normally agree with most of what you say (except I still don't know why you like Houston 
I have blocked a lot of people this year for being needlessly relentless about several players, but most people on these boards are fair and mindful, and I really do appreciate those people. Being involved with Calgary Puck has been such a fun experience for me, and I am fairly sad that I might be 'BigBrodieFan' on a different message board soon.
That being said, TJ has given 8 years to the Flames and he has a done a lot of good. His most valuable asset has been his speed, regardless if anyone wants to admit it or not. It's what gives him the most value. Valimaki is a great kid and he's going to be a great player for the Flames, as is Andersson, Kyl, etc, etc. However, you are going to notice a definite lack of speed from your blue line with Brodie gone.
Next year, you'll just have a couple of more whipping boys- and one or two of them will be slow defensemen. Maybe they wouldn't be slow to some teams, but you've been spoiled by a very fast blue line. It's especially going to look slower without Mike Smith to help the D avoid getting hit, and having puck battles in the boards. |
I think your perspective of Brodie is going to always be skewed. Brodies not that fast, its not like hes keeping up with the forewards on his turn overs or when he bobbles the puck.
Hes just not outstandingly fast by todays standards . 5 years ago he was one of the faster dmen . Now its just average. I think Anderson and kylington are just as fast if not a bit quicker. If not quicker they do seem to be able to recover from their mistakes faster.