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Originally Posted by Locke
I have to agree. The player Treliving signed is not the player that Brouwer showed up as.
If you look at Brouwer's career his two years here were an anomaly, but thats what you get signing veterans as UFAs, hes on the tail-end of his career.
At the end of the day Troy Brouwer did not meet the expectations of his contract and as such was bought out. He got paid, I dont think Brouwer can have any complaints other than perhaps the coach misusing him, but he was misused in such a fashion that he was given every opportunity to produce but didnt.
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I think the Brouwer the Flames got was what he is. I'm surprised today that some fans think he's capable of more. I mean how can you force a guy that isn't a leader to be a leader? Also where did this legend of him ever being a leader come from? Just because Treliving thought he could be a leader doesn't mean he had it in him. The team was so desperate for leadership they gave him an 'A' on day one for crying out loud. The guy is a fringe NHL player at this stage of his career.
It's like blaming Lucic for the fact that he can no longer keep pace with NHL skaters. He can't help he's lost a step and it was the GM's mistake to assume a guy that already wasn't fleet of foot wouldn't lose a step or two over the duration of that contract.