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Originally Posted by united
At this point, Brouwer is basically hockey's version of what us soccer fans know as the classic poacher.
In attack he heads straight to the front of the other team's net and waits for passes or rebounds while offering nothing in the way of help creating chances or maintaining the cycle.
Offers nothing in terms of creativity in counter-attack.
Offers nothing in the way of puck pursuit or funneling opposition players into smaller areas of the ice (forechecking/neutral zone).
Anonymous on defence.
You have to give him credit for one thing: he is really good in front of the other team's net...but that's where it ends.
Unfortunately, in hockey you can't afford to have players occupying a role like that. Even in soccer the role has been disappearing.
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For someone good infront of the net, he sure was easily controlled last night.