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Originally Posted by Tinordi
All those media puff pieces about Brouwer coming home this summer just before and after he signed were intended to show how a good a signing it was. However, at the time, I read them with consternation. We're paying a guy good money on a long term so he can land in a comfortable place to play out the rest of his career? Yeah, not a great situation.
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I don't get this consternation though really, because the argument seems to be, from Vlad's perspective, that the team is junk so he's not killing himself, which what I really agree with.
He's in year one of his contract playing through an injury on a team that's in the basement. Sure it's admirable that he go out and give it his all but if he scores 25 goals instead of 20 does that really change the fortunes on the team? I don't think it really does, because the problems are too deep. So why kill yourself? Play the way the coach wants you to play, help keep the guys around you loose when necessary and tight when necessary and hope you get through the year without a significant injury.
Does he give it his all in year 3 and 4 when he might still be looking for another contract and the Flames are in a playoff position? I think he does.