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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Engelland is and will continue to be one of the worst outshot defencemen in the league.
Brouwer made every single player on the Flames he played with worse by every metric.
How out of touch with reality are you?
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There aren't a ton of people who I consider truly knowledgeable about an organization and it's players, FDW is certainly one of them. Out of touch, he is not.
Your opinion on Brouwer is warranted as many share the same sentiment of not only underwhelmed and disappointed, but concerned about his impact on the salary structure.
With that said, I expected a certain type of player out of Brouwer and did not see that out of him last season. But perhaps Brouwer is thinking the same thing and is committed to turning that around. He has never struck as a floater who doesn't care and with the way some of the guys (Johnny) are taking a hands on approach to building team chemistry, you have to think Troy has had some talks with the guys about being better.
Now.. the part about Engelland.. give it up. Engelland was an absolute beast for the Flames during his tenure. He brought stability to pairings with the young guys coming up and we all remember how he was in the 2015 playoffs.
Let's not confuse two totally different situations and said players character.