Of the three players that 'benefit' with brouwer on the ice, two are very obviously the worst players consistently dressing for the team (Stajan and Lazar) with Lazar having the potential to still surpass him. These stats pretty firmly show that Brouwer is our 2nd worst consistent player (possession wise and production wise!) and given that Matt Stajan's contract (FINALLY) finishes this season, he is easily the worst contract and biggest anchor on the team.
If management doesn't see this and isn't looking to trade him, then I have lost faith in management. Seriously, I think that this is another bad strike against treliving (who we prop up as being analytical and objective, clearly not if he's holding on to brouwer) Being a "good guy" can only count for so much in a league like this, and brouwer doesn't leave it all out on the line, or even act as a tough guy enough to justify the difference. He plays like a guy who signed his retirement contract and is looking forward to sipping brews after the game more than winning anything again.
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