I would like to see what Brouwer can offer in the playoffs. If it's more of the same then I hope Treliving has the stones to accept a mistake and leave him available in the expansion draft. If he's back next season I would expect him to be better to a degree as some guys take a season to settle in to a new city and team. He's nowhere near the boat anchor that Lucic and Eriksson are but consider what he's brought the team this season I think you would rather have that $4.5 million freed up to retain Stone, sign a goaltender to a long term deal, find that elusive RW for the first line, etc. He's been arguably less of a factor this season than Versteeg who was a UFA on camp tryouts.
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