Brodziak ready to go wild with Blues - STLtoday.com
He was wearing green and red for the 24 regular-season meetings between the teams in that time, and the six-game playoff series last April won by the Wild. “To be honest, probably my most hated team to play against just because they’re a very difficult team to play against,” Brodziak said of the Blues. “Not only myself but the rest of my teammates in Minnesota and teams around the league really dislike playing that team. After 1½ days of multiple NHL clubs “kicking tires” on Brodziak, it was awkwardly welcomed news for him when the Blues became the most aggressive team trying to land the 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward. Brodziak, a seventh-round pick by Edmonton in 2003, wrapped up his 10th year in the league last season. He has 98 goals and 228 points in 621 regular-season games, including a career-high 22 goals and 44 points with Minnesota in 2011-12. But after signing a three-year, $8. 5 million extension with the Wild, Brodziak became less productive... “I think what happened, that year (’11-12) was a little different,” Brodziak said. There was not quite (the number) of high quality players on the team, and with injuries, I was playing a different role than I have the last few years. Source: www.stltoday.com
