It's amazing how Brodie is still so underrated around the league. The fact he wasn't named to Team Canada is laughable. Almost every aspect of his game is elite, especially his skating, hockey sense, and passing.
My 2 favourite highlights here are the routes he takes on his OT assist to Monahan in Washington, and his OT goal vs the Rangers at home. In both, he simply embarrasses the other team with a quick decision around the goal. Dougie takes the puck behind the net and Brodie makes it look like he'll give him a passing option on the bump back behind the net but instead just bolts up ice losing 2 Caps in the process. Then his sneaky give-and-go vs NYR to take the breakout pass... wow!
So a buddy of mine has been asking me to make a special effects video set to my new intro music. I'm not crazy about the shorter fancy looking highlight videos but I decided to meet him halfway and made a 1 minute channel trailer for my YouTube account.
Used various goals, dekes, and hits from the past few seasons.
His ability to create space with his skating is to my knowledge unmatched. Watching him skate with the puck it's clear he can gauge speed correctly both of himself and the opposition. Using that he knows what distance to hold the puck at and what angles to skate at to keep the puck out of reach while not wasting energy with unneeded hustle.
His 360 figure skatingesque moves are so smooth I've never seen anyone else skate quite like it. He will skate between players and identify passing lessons and just know where to be. He makes routinely elite level play look effortless, almost too effortless at times. When he sees he has a step on the opposition and pulls the puck forward it's amazing to watch.
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He's one of those guys who doesn't get noticed unless you follow him game after game through a season so I don't see him ever getting that visibility unless he has an unreal season.
Doesn't matter, because he's a solid dman and the management group knows this.
we flames fans are lucky to have you, AC. this is the video i have been looking forward to most. brodie does so many things at an elite level. his anticipation, strength in puck battles, vision, skating, and puck skills are all astonishing. he looks like josi when he rushes the puck, but he's much better than josi without the puck and in the defensive and neutral zones.
[Video] Brodie 15/16 Highlights
