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Originally Posted by belsarius
It's weird how Brouwer-Versteeg keep ending up on the poor end of advanced stats, they don't put up a lot of points, get loads of flak from the fan-base and yet that line got the most ice time for the team. Versteeg ended up over 18 minutes and 3 point Johnny/Money didn't even break 15.
I don't know to take that. Is GG resting his guys with the lead, is it trust and ability of the veterans to shut down the game in the third or crazy pills. It seemed to work and I tend to think this is the time of the year where that experience makes a difference on winning games over scoring points, but I just can't understand why you basically bench your top line when they are putting up points like that.
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Versteeg doesn't seem like the guy who is dragging that down, it's definitely Brouwer. There was one possession in the second period where Brouwer had a chance to carry the puck out at the half boards or pass back to the D and inexplicably tries to chip it out, it turns into a turn over with Engelland bailing him out and calmly moving the puck forward.
Versteeg doesn't seem to be the problem, plays are just dying on Brouwer's stick, and he's not making the smart play.