I would say that if the team is intent on signing him then they really ought to buyout Brouwer... I mean, I think they ought to buyout Brouwer regardless but if they bring in Ryan and want to use him in a similar (hopefully not identical) way as he was used in Carolina then what purpose does Brouwer serve?
Tougher guy that can take a regular shift? Garnet Hathaway has you covered. Righthanded shot for one of the PP units? Elias Lindholm and Derek Ryan are here to serve. Brouwer doesn't do anything well and if he loses one of the few things he gets icetime for by default what's the point of keeping him around when you could easily replace the other minutes at a much cheaper price.
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