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Lanny_McDonald · 10-05-2017, 11:35 AM

Watching that game last night made me realize the Flames are slow. It is that, or they are playing lazy. They need some more speed in the lineup, and stat. The Flames also looked scared. They struggled to make simple plays, like getting the puck out of the zone or making a simple tape-to-tape pass because they were rushing everything. They need their skill players to play the skill game. They really were outclassed last night, in every way. Talbot had the easiest shutout he's ever going to earn, and that is all on the Flames, not on the play of the Oilers. That was just a pathetic performance by a team that was just not prepared for their opponent. This is a common refrain with the current brain trust behind the bench and something that needs to improve.

I have to echo many others and say the Brouwer experiment is over. He brings nothing that I thought and hoped he would bring to the team. He's slow, isn't physical, can't make basic plays, and refuses to go to the dirty areas. I appreciate he signed a retirement contract with the Flames, but he's got to stop playing like he's already retired. I think its time to move on from the Brouwer experiment. Waive him and hope someone bites. If that doesn't work, send him to the minors and buy him out when the window opens. He is not helping the team and holding back players that could.

One last comment, I would seriously be trading TJ Brodie right now. He still has value, but the way he's been playing is not helping the team. He kind of reminds me of Derek Morris back in the day. Had that one year where everyone thought he was going to be special, but he never put it together after that. I'd be willing to move him if we could address a weakness. Brodie, Ferland, Brouwer and Kylington/Andersson/Fox for Duchene, Zadorov, and Colborne. $10.65M in and $11.6M out. Colborne, the Brouwer replacement, is in the minors, so we can leave him there. We get a 1st line forward with speed, a defenseman to play on the 2nd pair, without really hurting our core. It would hurt, but I think it makes us better now and down the line.

10-05-2017, 11:35 AM	#359
Lanny_McDonald Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2013 Exp:	Watching that game last night made me realize the Flames are slow. It is that, or they are playing lazy. They need some more speed in the lineup, and stat. The Flames also looked scared. They struggled to make simple plays, like getting the puck out of the zone or making a simple tape-to-tape pass because they were rushing everything. They need their skill players to play the skill game. They really were outclassed last night, in every way. Talbot had the easiest shutout he's ever going to earn, and that is all on the Flames, not on the play of the Oilers. That was just a pathetic performance by a team that was just not prepared for their opponent. This is a common refrain with the current brain trust behind the bench and something that needs to improve. I have to echo many others and say the Brouwer experiment is over. He brings nothing that I thought and hoped he would bring to the team. He's slow, isn't physical, can't make basic plays, and refuses to go to the dirty areas. I appreciate he signed a retirement contract with the Flames, but he's got to stop playing like he's already retired. I think its time to move on from the Brouwer experiment. Waive him and hope someone bites. If that doesn't work, send him to the minors and buy him out when the window opens. He is not helping the team and holding back players that could. One last comment, I would seriously be trading TJ Brodie right now. He still has value, but the way he's been playing is not helping the team. He kind of reminds me of Derek Morris back in the day. Had that one year where everyone thought he was going to be special, but he never put it together after that. I'd be willing to move him if we could address a weakness. Brodie, Ferland, Brouwer and Kylington/Andersson/Fox for Duchene, Zadorov, and Colborne. $10.65M in and $11.6M out. Colborne, the Brouwer replacement, is in the minors, so we can leave him there. We get a 1st line forward with speed, a defenseman to play on the 2nd pair, without really hurting our core. It would hurt, but I think it makes us better now and down the line.