Getting close to 100% healthy and getting back to his old form. He has not been the same player since he broke his finger/hand in his first year. I think people forget that he was on pace for his typical 35-40 point year before that injury happened.
Prior to that injury, Brouwer was a career .48 PPG player, 50.31% corsi, with a 14.2% shooting percentage.
Since breaking his finger in December 2016, his PPG has dropped to 0.26 and his shooting percentage is down to 9.2% and his corsi is down to 48.75%.
Don't get me wrong. He was always going to underperform his contract and I hate seeing him forced onto the powerplay, but he's not completely ineffective. He's just severely overpaid.
I don't like the idea of his buyout cap hit on the Flames unless there is a young guy that can contribute more than him. If a young guy pushes his way onto the roster in training camp, by all means, send Brouwer into the sun. Until that happens, I'd rather see Brouwer given a chance to have a bounce back season.
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