TopShelfGloveSide
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So we should play Ryan over Brown even though he gets absolutely pumped every game because he was a good soldier?He's actually playing well at times. But deserves to be said with less minutes and with careful usage of. Drop Brown into a 4th line situation where not much of anything is expected and he can exceed that. Put him in topsix and he gets wrecked, and also playing against stiffer opposition.
I'll note as well that all the uptick in Browns game came subsequent to Perry, Henrique, Carrick being options here and the very prospect of brown getting healthy scratched was much more likely.
Browns problem potentially is that he never carved out a position here for himself other than pk. Its not enough of a niche to consistently be in lineup. He will sit out games at times now.
Whatever one thinks of soldiers like Derek Ryan or Janmark that have done everything asked of them how do you sit those guys every night when they brought it all season in favor of Connor Brown who hasn't? All of Carrick, Ryan, Janmark pk as well and bring the same and more intangibles. Janmark has also been flying since the team added extra players. Guys are being pressured into better play.
Brown is playing light years better than him. People who are playing the best should be in the lineup. Simple as that.