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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Based on what? His point totals to date:
09/10: 40
10/11: 36
11/12: 33
12/13: 33
13/14: 43
14/15: 43
15/16: 39
AVG: 38.1
I am missing this inexorable downward spiral that you are claiming to see.
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Brouwer's possession numbers have been getting worse, and in fact, I believe he's only had one season over 50% in the last six seasons. The big problem is that he's a black hole on any line he plays with. In St Louis he sunk his linemates possession as well as with Washington's top forwards.
He was a big possession anchor for Backstrom and Ovechkin. If he can't cut the mustard playing with two of the best forwards in the game then a legitimate question to ask is how much of Sam Bennett's production problems this season are actually Troy Brouwer's?
And it's not as Bingo says that this is a recent development in the last six weeks. He's been having problems getting out of his own zone going on at least three seasons now.