Brodie update: Signs remain positive for Flames’ defenseman

Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving offered another update on the status of defenseman T.J. Brodie on Thursday afternoon, and all signs continue to be positive for him.

Treliving said that Brodie has been working out and began skating on his own on Thursday.

He has been sidelined since a scary collapse at practice one week ago that resulted in him being hospitalized.

Said Treliving in a team statement on Thursday:

“TJ has been working out for the past several days and today skated on his own under the supervision of our medical staff. Over this past week he has had consultations with appropriate specialists in Calgary. To date all medical evaluations and testing have been reassuring. We still work to complete final testing and are optimistic he will re-join the team in the near future. TJ has been placed on injury reserve retroactive to November 14th.”

All tests so far have come back negative. In the Flames’ initial update after his collapse team doctor Ian Auld said the early indications were that it was possibly related to a fainting episode as opposed to something significant inside the brain.

Brodie has not played since November 13 and there is still no timeline for his return.

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