Brouwer deserves the hate, he was nothing as advertised.
Like others have mentioned, it's not the lack of offensive production, it's the lack of truculence from a guy that was specifically brought in to bring such element.
It's the cowering away from confrontation when he should be standing up for the jersey.
It's the marginalizing the targeting of your star player and condoning it instead of telling the world that it's not acceptable.
This is why Brouwer is hated. He was brought in to make the team tougher to play against, but instead he facilitated the continued softness of the team.
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Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!
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