A four-year contract with $18 million? Pretty good deal for a guy who won the Stanley Cup as a member of the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks.
Brouwer is a eight-year veteran and he joins his third team in three seasons after helping the St. Louis Blues to the Western Conference finals, where they eventually lost to the Sharks. He is a three-time 20-goal-scorer and had 18 goals and 39 points in all 82 games with the Blues last season, and then add on eight goals and 15 points while in the playoffs.
Brouwer, I believe, is an impact player who can help a team in transition or a team that looks to be on the rise in a major way, and I believe that's what the Calgary Flames are. The Flames are a team that are destined to be great, maybe not Blackhawks great, but destined to be great. They already have a great number of stars in Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, but I believe having that veteran presence there, which Brouwer brings, can help propel this team forward. His Stanley Cup winning experience can also help out as well.
I see the Flames as winners in this NHL free agency because of what Brouwer brings: size, mobility, and an elite ability to score, assist, and be a power skater. I guess Flames fans can't wait for this season to start now, huh?
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