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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Interesting that GG said the goal was his fault and not Brouwer's (something about coaching the position on that play). I think it was all on Brouwer not moving his feet. I'm not a Brouwer hater and I thought he played a decent game otherwise, especially on the PK. But for sure that goal was because he got walked.
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a lot of evidence on the surface points to Brouwer being one of GG's blindspots, but how it got that way is a mystery. GG is an analytics-heavy coach, and Brouw is one of the worst in the league by most standard measures. and there's no Vancouver or Dallas connection there to generate extra rope either.
the only reasons therefore could either be the Flames metrics are totally different than what's available to us, i.e. they show Brouwer is effective in ways that we cannot observe. or he's just staying in the lineup for the team to find justification for his big salary, while possibly showcasing for trade potential.