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Calgary Flames: Three Stars of the Week February 27 – March 5

By Ramina Shlah

Feb 28, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie (7) celebrates his goal with his team against the Los Angeles Kings during the overtime period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie (7) celebrates his goal with his team against the Los Angeles Kings during the overtime period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /
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SECOND STAR

Feb 28, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Bishop (31) guards his net as Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie (7) scores a goal during the overtime period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Bishop (31) guards his net as Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie (7) scores a goal during the overtime period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /

TJ Brodie

Time for another underrated player in this league. TJ Brodie has struggled quite a bit this season. Well, not so much that he has struggled. But his defensive partner wasn’t exactly the best and it sort of brought him down (cough cough Dennis Wideman cough cough).

But ever since the Calgary Flames acquired Michael Stone in a trade from the Arizona Coyotes, Brodie’s had a lot of improvement. His +/- is definitely happy he doesn’t have Wideman as a pairing. Since Dennis Wideman has been out of the lineup (seven games now), Brodie’s +/- is 4. Before that, it was -25. Even more, since starting the game with Michael Stone as his pairing (six games ago), his +/- is 6.

This week, Brodie had two goals and one assists in three games with a +/- of 2. One goal came as the game-winner in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings when he was on a breakaway.

(Skip to 3:35 to see his OT winner).

Safe to say that not having some sort of anchor bringing you down affects your play completely. I’m glad that Brodie is finally showcasing his abilities and how well he can perform when given the right teammates. He’s definitely an underrated defenseman, and I’m glad he’s finally able to perform like he knows he can and like the team knows he can.

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