T.J. Brodie Doesn’t Make Cut for Maple Leafs First Playoff Game
According to Luke Fox of Sportsnet and Jonas Siegel of The Athletic, it appears T.J. Brodie is the odd man out on defense as the Toronto Maple Leafs get set for a playoff series against the Boston Bruins. Playing a team they have a lousy playoff record against, the Leafs need a strong start to the 2023-24 series and speculation is that a blue-line corps that doesn’t include Brodie gives Toronto the best odds. Brodie scored his first goal in 111 games the other night, but that’s not enough to give him the nod over Morgan Rielly, Ilya Lyubushkin, Simon…