Can Troy Brouwer be salvaged?

[Robbob]

Seriously not worth the bump

[EVERLAST]

Yep the king of giveaways is at it again tonight as well. But yeah keep playing him.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Seriously not worth the bump

sorry, are you suggesting Brouwer is worth his roster spot or even a fraction of his salary?

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Just bumping this thread.

Another game, another slow start. Outshot 20-5 in the first period.

Brouwer, our illustrious veteran leader. Our biggest forward. Completely absent. Again

Hockey isn’t basketball, Brouwer isn’t on the ice 100% of the time.

Get a freakin’ grip, the whole team as a whole is sucking.

[killer_carlson]

No. I expect accountability from the team, especially those being (over) paid to be leaders.

No more excuses for Brouwer.

[Huntingwhale]

What excuses is he making?

[Racki]

No.

[bubbsy]

F troy Brouwer.

And screw the idiot that game him an A.

[Ullr]

Brouwer is fine. Really.

The coach is simply just awful at executing good plays and matching up against other teams.

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[Karl]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

What excuses is he making?

Not making any excuses.

Troy Brouwer just looks hopeless. That's all.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by Ullr

Brouwer is fine. Really.

The coach is simply just awful at executing good plays and matching up against other teams.

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No he isn't. All the Flames 4th liners suck, including absolutely Brouwer.

You are fooling yourself if you think he is fine.

[IgiTang]

No.. he’s a passenger that is taking up a roster spot and 4.5mil in cap space and seems to not give a crap.. it’s insulting really.

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[CliffFletcher]

It's not clear to me if Brouwer has given up on the physical part of the game and is just mailing it in, or if the Flames play such a passive system that hitting isn't even an option anymore.

[SeanCharles]

For the team to elevate to the next level they need to add to the group of Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Bennett, Jankowski, Ferland, Hathaway, Backlund and Frolik.

The backend is quite stable with the current top six in place along with the 4 exciting prospects waiting in the wings. The goaltending seems stable, for the time being, with Smith, Rittich, Gillies and Parsons. Given this the biggest need seems to be on forward, more specifically a scoring right hand shot winger.

They may also need to build a fourth line that can play a hard and heavy game to add a much needed dimension to the team. In the end I think it spurs the end of Brouwer because he doesn't have a true role here on the team and you may as well cut your losses over keeping a guy on the 4th line for 3 years until his contract runs out.

[Yoho]

They are running out of places to hide this guy.Cant even use him on the PK anymore.

[bubbsy]

Why not scratch him? Honest question.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Why not scratch him? Honest question.

Because our coach is a bonehead and thinks he deserves to wear a letter.

[868904]

its funny how Brouwer is always invisible against the Ducks and Oilers, two of the biggest and toughest teams in the league, they very teams that Brouwer was brought in to play against.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Why not scratch him? Honest question.

I hate to bring up Hartley because he was a flawed head coach but I'm fairly sure he would have benched Brouwer by now as he didn't have any issues benching golden boys.