I don't see why people are so bent out of shape about losing Brodie. Yes, he was a great skater and could make some great passes, but he was also a gaffe machine in his own end. People seem to forget he single handedly lost the Flames 8-10 games a couple seasons ago with Three Mile Island level brain meltdowns that led directly to game winners against. Brodie was a great complimentary player to Giordano, but was lost with out Giordano. I wish Brodie luck, but I think he becomes a whipping boy in Toronto in short order, just like he did here, because his positives don't make up for his negatives out there. I also believe the Flames have an internal replacement for Brodie in Kylington (almost identical skillset) which made the decision to move on that much easier. I think Kylington is caught in the exact same situation Brodie was when he was waiting to make the jump to become a permanent fixture on the blueline. I don't think Brodie will be all that missed in the long run. If we miss anything at the moment, it is depth back there and at forward. But Treliving has painted himself into a corner with the cap and we're stuck with what we have.
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