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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Finally, someone who knows what this means. It’s not who you hated. It’s who took more than his fair share of criticism (not meaning that they were necessarily undeserving of ANY, just not the amount).
Like (IMO) Stajan, Turek, Wideman, sometimes even Brouwer.
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I like this definition.
In that respect, the most glaring recent examples are probably Bouwmeester, Butler, and Brouwer.
Bouwmeester was perfectly fine here, only asked to play a different role/style than he did in Florida. We didn't get what we were expecting, but he was a good defenseman. Good enough to make the Olympic roster of a country that won gold.
Butler was played over his position. I always felt he was servicable in a 6, maybe 5 role, but being played top 4 was ludicrous.
Same goes with Brouwer. Gully's Brouwerplay is not his fault. Being paid $1.5 million per year more than he was worth at the time was not ALL his fault. Take him off the powerplay, put him as a permanent bottom six, and wait for playoff Brouwer to show up when you need him.