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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
Brodie is not underappreciated around here.
It's just there are half of us that love him and think he is a big part of Gio's success and the other half who think he a good top 4 dman but isn't the reason the pairing is so dominant.
Gio-Andersson pairing looked pretty solid when together as well.
Brodie is like Bennett in that they are polarizing players who cause a divide in the fanbase. I think Hamonic and Hanifin and even Gaudreau are viewed in a similar vein.
They arent like Gio, Lindholm, Tkachuk and Andersson where they are revered by everyone in the fanbase.
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Brodie had his best season when Gio got hurt and he carried the team. He played better that year than any Flame defense man this century. After Gio (who was in contention for the Norris finished 6th in the voting missing the stretch run quarter of the season) was hurt there was absolutely no logical way for the Flames to make the playoffs. Brodie was magnificent
Sportswriters need at least 5 years to learn who plays defense for the Flames so Brodie's heroics were ignored by the league.