but i would never rag on him during a game..unless he nets another one against us

to be a fan of Brewer, but what this guy did was not acceptable at a Blues game in St. Louis. I understand that he’s not what we gave up for him, but still, this guy waited for Brewer to be on the ice for a goal against us, and then spent the remainder of the 50 minutes of ice time railing on him because of it.

Brewer leaves a lot to desire, I understand that. But if you’re going to act like this douchebag around me, you better be ready to stand up for it (obviously not pointed at ANYONE that participates in Game Time).

you cant represent the blues like that

Well said Patel. I’m probably going write a “Hey, Brewer doesn’t really suck that bad” column for the paper one of these nights.

Defensemen, like any other player, are only noticed when the do something great or something stupid. Who can forget Mark Bergevin throwing the puck in his own yet a few years ago? Either way, last night I didn’t notice Brewer which tells me he had a decent game. Granted I would love for him to get in the middle of some of the fist-a-cuffs instead of just stand there but a non-noticed game is better than what we have been seeing from the entire team lately!

Bu I don’t spend the entire game railing on him either. I made a verbal remark about how Captain Minus adds another to his tally on the first goal, and I don’t think I said shit about him after that.

He makes some good plays and he has the ability to skate the puck into the offensive zone and he does make decent outlet passes. He is also a large body that can’t throw his weight effectively and he has a tendency to put himself out of position while playing offense.

He is what he is, which is a decent top 4 NHL defensemen. He is not a #1 defensemen and he does not display leadership abilities. The most frustrating thing about Brewer is the Blues’ love affair and need to hype this guy. I don’t care what we gave up for him, that is a BS argument as at this point in time Pronger is as irrelevant in St. Louis as Shannahan is. Neither one will ever wear the Bluenote again. Period. Brewer is not a bad Dman, But he is not a great on either and I am pissed that that is what this team keeps trying to convince me of.

I keep hearing this over and over. He’s not a #1 defenseman. But the team, in the locker room, where we aren’t allowed, and so we don’t know what goes on in there , voted him the captain, for whatever reason. It was not a management decision, at least as far as anyone has said. You don’t have to be a fiery, demonstrative guy on the ice to be an effective captain.

So for all of you who want his “C” to go away… how do you propose doing it?

AM picks a captain, overruling the wishes of the players, causing more strife in the locker room. See Keenan, Mike.

Management picks a captain, sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong. The worst owners are the guys who think that just because they sign the checks and do well in their fantasy league, that they are qualified to make judgments about the on-ice (on-field) product. See Snyder, Daniel. You really want to piss a team off and remove their motivation?

The team trades him. Nobody’s going to take his salary on. We could probably get a used Zamboni for him, or some stiff. While many think that would be an improvement, who would take his minutes? EJ? Eventually, yes. Coming off major knee surgery and only a second-year player? Probably not. Pietrangelo? Not a big enough body yet. Call Junland up? I think they’re keeping him for trade fodder (even if I think it’s a mistake), so for whatever reason, that’s not gonna happen. Strachan? Weaver? Sydor? Cola? Give them more minutes on the PK and against the other teams’ top forwards night in and night out?

The options are limited. He plays smaller than he is, he’s not the smartest guy on the blue line, and he may not seem like he’s the team captain type on ice, but the locker room is where the decision was made, and for better or worse, that’s what the team has to live with.

I have to agree with you on this one. It’s one thing to rag on a guy while you’re watching at home when nothing happens . . . it’s totally different when you rag on a guy when nothing happens WHILE YOU’RE SUPPOSEDLY WATCHING THE GUY IN PERSON! So yeah . . . this guy sounds like a total cockhammer douche.