George McPhee traded a 1st round pick for Brouwer at the 2011 draft. He also signed him to a contract extension in Washington. Brian Maclennen was the one who traded him to the Blues for Oshie (hell of a trade for the Caps).
Clearly the Vegas GM is familiar with Brouwer and with 3 years left in the deal. I could see the VGK taking hin
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