I understand that some of the consternation around Brouwer revolves around the term and cap hit of his deal, but I will just point out:
Brouwer has more points in his last 10 games than Sam Bennett while playing less minutes.
In his last 10 games, Brouwer has more points than Frolik with a better +/- averaging about 3-5 minutes less per game.
In his last 10 games, Brouwer has as many points as Ferland while getting roughly the same kind of icetime.
I'm not going to make the argument that Brouwer hasn't disappointed somewhat this season, but let's bring a little context into the situation here: he's filling a hole more adequately than a guy like Freddie Hamilton could, and that's the alternative right now.
Troy Brouwer has as many goals in his last 10 games as Lance Bouma has in his last 60 games.
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