[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by devo22

the few that do think that it's a bad signing argue that he's a bottom six player because some fancy stats say so. And to be fair - if Brouwer was a bottom six player, then it would be a bad contract. But looking at his ice time and production in the last 5 years, it's simply not true. Among forwards on his team, he consistently was one of the most trusted players and best goalscorers.

WSH 2011-12: 4th in goals (18), 7th in points (33), 4th in TOI (17:10)
WSH 2012-13: 2nd in goals (19), 4th in points (33), 3rd in TOI (18:32)
WSH 2013-14: 2nd in goals (25), 5th in points (43), 3rd in TOI (18:50)
WSH 2014-15: 2nd in goals (21), 4th in points (43), 3rd in TOI (17:31)
STL 2015-16: 3rd in goals (18), 5th in points (39), 6th in TOI (16:59)

he's been used as a top 6 forward for years and now gets paid as such, simple as that.

Agreed. And as others have mentioned, his line was often given the tougher matchups and defensive zone starts...this would naturally skew the stats a little towards the negative.