"In spite of his lengthy stay in the bigs, T.J. Brodie is not about to declare his occupation as full-time player in the National Hockey League.
Not when a trip back to the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Heat is only a phone call away.
"It's nice to be up here," Brodie said softly in a quiet moment on the road with the Calgary Flames. "Obviously, it's still important that I play well every day and come to work every day. Even though I've been here three or four months, know I can still be sent down at any time.
"I guess that's a good thing to keep me going. I know I have to come out and play good every night.""
