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Originally Posted by Burner
looking at the poll results - just wondering if its people wish who LVGK will take or who they actually think they will take.
why do people think they will take Brouwer? bad season - long contract....
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You're talking about a team without established leadership that is going to be hard pressed to reach the cap floor (and will be nowhere near the upper limit).
1 down season aside, Brouwer is respected league-wide for his locker room presence and leadership, Treliving specifically credited him with improving the Flames locker room and being a big reason why they improved over the course of the season. At 4.5 for 3 more years on a team that can easily fit it into their cap... how is any of this a negative thing?
Having Brouwer for 3 years also gives you consistency. They'll be full of contracts that are up with a year or two max, and considering our below average selection available outside of Brouwer... he seems like a pretty solid choice.
I still voted Kulak because I think Brouwer will be protected somehow, but if left completely exposed then Brouwer would be a great selection. Brouwer is just suffering from homer whipping boy effect, where because he's in the dog house people view his value as zero (opposite but similar to the 'golden child' effect, where a prospect is basically a sure fire first liner after one good junior season).