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Originally Posted by blankall
I used to be in the "Brouwer is a solid hockey player but overpaid" camp. My view has shifted a lot. I really think Brouwer has a severely negative affect on whoever ends up on his line. He is a black hole of hockey. His style of play slows down and kills every play. This is extremely damaging for young players who are trying to develop skills and gain confidence.
Maybe he can find his game in a different system, but removing him from the Flames' lineup was addition by subtraction.
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This. As time went on I noticed more and more that he was becoming an offensive vacuum. It wasn't just that he had no offensive ability like say Hathaway. He had a negative impact on anyone forced to play with him. He also continued to make more and more mistakes defensively. Wouldn't want him if he GAVE the Flames 850k in cap space.