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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Brouwer's terrible play wasn't overblown at all. I wouldn't want him at the league minimum, much less 4.5m. He's slow, provides no offense, his defensive zone coverage is average at best and he doesn't really provide that physical element that we thought we were getting (he's too slow to line people up most of the time). Not sure how people can argue he was ok if not for his salary. He scored 6 goals for crying out loud and he brings nothing else to the table.
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13 goals the year before. It's not like he always scores 6. Anyway, last year he had a better PPG than Hathaway. Same PPG (0.3) as Bennett, Jankowski, Versteeg and Jagr. He was 5th in hits. Led the fwds in blocked shots at even strength.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...-flames/stats/
No one is arguing he is "ok". The point is whether he is better than other candidates on the fourth line wing. My issue is letting disappointment over his past performance (versus expectations) cloud the judgement.