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Red · 07-04-2016, 02:05 PM

I think people need to realize that we can't just sign stars. Stamkos wasn't coming here. And had he actually done so we would be complaining about the contract too. Same with Lucic or some other higher profile player.

Those that lament about Colborne need to realize that the NHL is not about being the youngest or having the most projects (Colborne was that). It's about winning games and Brouwer will help more than Colborne or any rookie we would otherwise call up.

And the time is ticking on those good ELCs we have, can't exactly wait for some rookie to become a Brouwer 3 years down the road.

I wonder how many people dont like this signing because Brouwer is a large guy and a bruiser. It speaks "truculence" and that's a taboo around here. It's fashionable to disagree with Burke, I get that.
And lastly, if a 4.5 mil contract is that huge a concern then the team is butchered elsewhere. This is not a Luongo contract we are talking here. It's not this contract that will make things difficult down the road.

07-04-2016, 02:05 PM	#720
Red Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I think people need to realize that we can't just sign stars. Stamkos wasn't coming here. And had he actually done so we would be complaining about the contract too. Same with Lucic or some other higher profile player. Those that lament about Colborne need to realize that the NHL is not about being the youngest or having the most projects (Colborne was that). It's about winning games and Brouwer will help more than Colborne or any rookie we would otherwise call up. And the time is ticking on those good ELCs we have, can't exactly wait for some rookie to become a Brouwer 3 years down the road. I wonder how many people dont like this signing because Brouwer is a large guy and a bruiser. It speaks "truculence" and that's a taboo around here. It's fashionable to disagree with Burke, I get that. And lastly, if a 4.5 mil contract is that huge a concern then the team is butchered elsewhere. This is not a Luongo contract we are talking here. It's not this contract that will make things difficult down the road.