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Originally Posted by fotiou22
At this point, I don't see why they don't just send Brouwer down to Stockton. They're not fooling any other GM in the league by keeping him around. Maybe he gets some confidence back. Maybe he becomes a good mentor for the kids. Maybe he gets a rash and needs to go longterm IR. But sending him down won't change his trade value.
Jankowski has value on the 4th line. And there is value to his development. He performed fantastically without good linemates through the pre-season.
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I don't agree with this.
In his time in Calgary, Brad Treliving has shown that he's not one to sit idle; he's always working to improve the team. The fact that Brouwer is still on the team and not in Stockton suggests that there is still the possibility for a trade somewhere.
Since we aren't inside the room we don't know what all is said behind closed doors. But Treliving isn't one to handicap the team by intentionally icing an inferior product. He's never shown undue loyalty to veteran players simply because they're veterans. If Brouwer was hampering the team and there was no way to trade him he would be sent down.