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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Tkachuk was a rookie last year, and nowhere near what he is now. Brouwer was a significant off-season signing who averaged 20 goals/40 points. I think he was going to get a pretty long look.
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If the fact it took Gulutzan a year and a month to realize that Tkachuk was vastly superior to Brouwer in front of and behind the net isn't a condemnation of his flexibility as a coach then I don't know what is.
And it doesn't matter that Tkachuk has found a new gear this year. His level of play last year exceeded what Brouwer brought by leaps and bounds. The "he's a rookie" is a cop out excuse to play it safe and overuse vets.