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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
He might look bettter of late but that second line has been nowhere near as dominant since Frolik went down and it's surely due to the presence of Brouwer as his replacement. Let's also note that Brouwer is rocking a 42% faceoff rate, who was facing off against O'Reilly who nearly leads the league at 62%! You can't convince me that those percentages work out favorably when he had guys like Stajan, Monahan, Jankowski all hovering around 50%, who despite being lefty's can least compete with the other team once the puck is dropped.
If Gulutzan is that easily swayed to put Troy Fricken Brouwer out there in OT, with the game on the line, ahead of just about every other player on the team, then he should be directing fans to seats alongside Edna in the press level sections.
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Oh clearly we'd prefer Frolik on the 2nd line. There's no question about that. But as critical as I've been on Brouwer this season, I have to give him at least some credit for his improved play lately and I can see how he's built up some trust with the coach.
I think everyone just needs to chill for a second here. It may not have been ideal, but we still got a point and we've received the points equivalent of 1 win and 1 loss. Would we still be freaking out if we lost in regulation to the best team in the Central and followed up with a win to against the Sabres? Probably not, so let us all just look at the glass half full for now, we're in a decent spot and the focus now shifts to L.A and hopefully a few of the passengers last night pick up their games and find a way to win the most important game of the season.