Posted by mudbone1969 on 10/9/2011 5:28:00 PM (view original):
Again....I'm not sure what you think Brunette is supposed to do for us. Being a guy who goes out and hammers people isn't it. Never was supposed to be. Never will be.
He was brought here to do what he did last night....get in front of the net, screen the goalie and knock in the garbage. He's also a team leader and a great clubhouse guy. We signed other guys to pitch in physically and they've done so. Mayers was great last night, btw. Lots of energy and grit.
Brouwer could have done that, and do it with 200 hits, more speed, and at the same price.... and he's 12 years younger.
As I claimed in the offseason - Hawks needed more grit in the top 3 lines... not the 4th line. They had it in '09-10. Don't believe me - look what the team is capable of when Bolland plays. Its like the Hawks have a whole new scoring dimension.
Anyways - Time will tell. You will see. I'll add it to my predictions that have come true about the Hawks ;)