Can't believe I am going to play devil's advocate
here, but:
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Originally Posted by Ryan Lambert
They might try to make Troy Brouwer “a thing” on the top line again, but that was a disaster last time out.
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Actually, Ryan, there was one place on the entire team Brouwer wasn't a disaster, and that was with Gaudreau carrying him...... Brouwer dragged down Monahan with other wingers (Ferland, Bennett, or Versteeg) but when it was Gaudreau, see below:
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Originally Posted by bigrangy
One thing I don't understand about the deployments this year was why Gaudreau-Monahan-Brouwer never became a thing.
In 119 5v5 minutes as a line though, they had 55% CF% and 58% xGF% and they were even +1 in goal differential.
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Now, excuse me if I go vomit a little in my mouth for re-iterating anyone's praise for Troy Brouwer. Only Lambert could get me to do that.
Ryan Lambert,
