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Originally Posted by Camronius
I dunno, I saw a few comments in the game threads suggesting both Bart and Brouwer had good games. Did no one else notice that every time we were hemmed in, or there was a chance against, it was the 4th line and the 3rd defensive pairing. I get that, that's effectively our "worst" 5-man unit... but it doesn't really change that they were on for almost every chance against.
Maybe that's more of a coaching issue, that that unit is out there together so much....I don't know. I just can't agree that they had good games. They made desperate exciting plays because they had to, they either turned it over, lost position or otherwise that made for these thrilling spontaneous plays... I wouldn't call that a good game. Hamonic had a GOOD game, he quietly and effectively shut down people all night and didn't cause me to choke on my heart... (same goes for Smith).
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I'm not a Brouwer or Bartkowski fan by any stretch (two players I like the least on the team by a country mile) but I will admit Bart had a good game, he was physical and tied up his man in front on at least one occasion that saved a goal. He made a good clear out of the zone after some sustained pressure that I can remember as well.
In regards to Brouwer I don't think he had a terrible game, as he was fairly good defensively, but I do remember the PK pass right to the slot. But to be fair other than that I didn't really notice him in a negative way.
The standards are really low for Brouwer so I can see why some think he had a good game but he doesn't really provide anything that can't be replaced and even upgraded upon by Jagr and Jankowski (outside of being a RH shot).
He really doesn't fit in this group but I don't know how easy it is to offload him.