Speculation: T.J. Brodie to be bought out

[Ace Card Bedard]

Hawks have a long history of employing obviously washed-up veteran defensemen.

Brodie
Martinez
Scuderi-Erhoff
Jack Johnson
Timonen (this one was a feel-good story)
Sean O'Donnell
Cullimore
Kim Johnsson
Klemm
etc.

 

[banks]

A TOP GEAR REFERENCE I LOVE YOU

Haha! Glad to find another fan. Top Gear is the best!

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Haha! Glad to find another fan. Top Gear is the best!

Clarkson/Hammond/May Top Gear is untouchable. There's unfortunately never going to be anything like that ever again.

 

[Sinbad]

Just send him to the ECHL.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I have never seen a player drop off as rapidly as he did

Went from being a top pair, defensive stud to basically unplayable

Klingberg

 

[Space umpire]

Brodie was always a solid soldier and reportedly great quiet farm boy. Did a lot of the quiet things, like a budget Tanev. His last year in Toronto though.. How could anyone watch that season and think he had more to give?

Likely because he was paired with Rielly who is one of the worst defensive Dmen in the NHL.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Second year was always the confusing part for me. One year sure.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Likely because he was paired with Rielly who is one of the worst defensive Dmen in the NHL.

He played with Rielly nearly the entire time here

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Hawks have a long history of employing obviously washed-up veteran defensemen.

Brodie
Martinez
Scuderi-Erhoff
Jack Johnson
Timonen (this one was a feel-good story)
Sean O'Donnell
Cullimore
Kim Johnsson
Klemm
etc.

When Hawks acquired Johnsson he was a NHL top 4 defender. He got injured and retired

Far from "Washed up"

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He was atrocious this season.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

One of those guys that lost a step he couldn't afford to lose.

It impacts everything. When to make a move, how fast you can recover from a decision, how much time you have with the puck, how much time the opponent has to make a decision when you're bearing down on them.

Some guys... they're on step away from the whole house of cards falling.

Good description, Vlasic is another one I think. Tore his motivator muscle as well, but part of it is just realization you can’t do the same shit anymore.

That’s why I was lazy as f*** in my 20s. Never peak.

 

[Nanuuk]

I really haven't watched TJ too much in recent years other than the odd Leaf game. I noticed at that time, or at least I think I did, that they were playing him at LD.

TJ, of course is a left shot D, but he was an RD in his glory years in Calgary.

I wonder how much of his play dropped off due to the switch.

His wife also suffers from Multiple Sclerosis which is a progressive and degenerative disease. Makes me wonder whether her condition has worsened over time and TJ's heart just isn't in it anymore.

Here is a 2023 article on TJ and his wife Amber.

For the Leafs' TJ Brodie and Wife Amber, Thursday's A&W Fundraiser Is Personal

Amber Brodie changed her lifestyle to stay ahead of multiple sclerosis. Now, she and Maple Leafs D-man TJ Brodie partnered with A&W's Burgers to Beat MS campaign.

thehockeynews.com

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Probably end of the line for him. He put together quite the career and was a solid first pair D for a while there.. Was a great #2 in Calgary.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Maybe Chicago can trade him for an overpaid forward that earns more salary but less cap hit...would really need to look around the league for a fit.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Klingberg

That was an unfortunate injury case. Brodie legitimately has not adjusted his game successfully to work with a slower first step.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Might just be a PTO somewhere next season.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I really haven't watched TJ too much in recent years other than the odd Leaf game. I noticed at that time, or at least I think I did, that they were playing him at LD.

TJ, of course is a left shot D, but he was an RD in his glory years in Calgary.

I wonder how much of his play dropped off due to the switch.

His wife also suffers from Multiple Sclerosis which is a progressive and degenerative disease. Makes me wonder whether her condition has worsened over time and TJ's heart just isn't in it anymore.

Here is a 2023 article on TJ and his wife Amber.

For the Leafs' TJ Brodie and Wife Amber, Thursday's A&W Fundraiser Is Personal

Amber Brodie changed her lifestyle to stay ahead of multiple sclerosis. Now, she and Maple Leafs D-man TJ Brodie partnered with A&W's Burgers to Beat MS campaign.

thehockeynews.com

He played RD for us basically the first 4 years of the deal. He was so bad in the 5th year we were trying him on his natural side hoping he would at least be able to handle the puck