I can't remember the last time Brown has thrown a hit that wasn't by the time the puck already left. You have career AHLers who can do that, the difference is NHL forwards hit when the puck is still there to create separation, when was the last time Brown used his body to create a turnover for his team to take advantage of? There's a lot of questionable cap hits on this team and Brown is among them, I get that a captain gets some leeway, but your play shouldn't deteriorate to the level of a career 4th liner and not a very good one at that. It was unrealistic to expect Brown to remain relevant as a top 6 PWF for the entirety of his contract, but it's his job to retain his utility at least as a serviceable 3rd liner who can step up at times. Yet, Jordan Nolan when he is in the line-up, has been the better player over a worrisomely long time period. Dwight King is BY FAR the better player this season. Brown's quality of play to cap hit ratio has become as bad as anyone's on this team, the only positive aspect of his is that he hits and that he hasn't lost his legs completely yet, 90% of those hits are completely useless these days within the context of what's happening on ice, but hey he hits. His actual play on ice and cap hit are as problematic as anyone's but at least I guess he can still skate so maybe it's salvageable to some degree.
