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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Why was this ridiculous? Brouwer was a NHL veteran with several years of playoff experience and a Stanley Cup championship playing on a team comprised of a tonne of young players.
Brouwer is not a great hockey player, but there was never anything controversial about his sporting a letter. I continue to be mystified about how worked up some fans get about a team's alternates.
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When the team has been critical of it's own culture and leadership, it opens the door for fans to also be critical of it.
Gully specifically called out some of his veterans during his stick throwing tantrum - and in my eyes, that was directed towards Brouwer (and possibly Stajan). Teams need strong leaderships, and Alternates impact that.