Blues’ Brewer makes surprise return to lineup

I have watched almost every game Eric Brewer has played for the St. Louis Blues. I am by no means a fan of his, but I cannot understand all the hate for this player. Yes his contract is insane $$$, but that is STL management's fault. He logs 25 plus minutes a game (when in lineup) against the opposition's top lines per his coaches' instruction. Not his fault the coach plays him this way. And his first few seasons in STL, he WAS the best defenseman STL had, thats how poor the talent on D was. Luckily STL has developed some good talent on D now, and hopefully he can play 16-18 minutes a game as part of the second or third D pairing. I think if his back has really healed, he can be effective in this role. Give the man a break already. Better than having captain crosscheck Pronger in the penalty box three plus times a game, anyways.

Jesus Keith tell us how you really feel.

Jim, because you're only reading at the surface and not understanding what I'm saying, let me clear it up for you:

You said: "man, how the once-mighty Blues have fallen...."

I responded by pointing out the strength of their prospects, as the #1 ranked organization by hockeysfuture. I cited several players who've either already made an impact (Perron, Oshie, Berglund) and several players who are going to make an impact soon (Pietrangelo, Eller, Palushaj).

I then proceeded to point out that trading Pronger for Brewer, Woywitka and Lynch was a deal made by the Lauries.

You stated: "maybe they'll take the coyotes place in the desert when they finally dissolve and move out...then someone with hockey-sense in St Louis can bring back the glory days..."

Dave Checketts and JD are the new sheriffs in town. They have the team on the right track, and to blame them for Eric Brewer being on this team is lunacy. At worst, they signed him to the expensive contract because they still felt the need to justify the trade. The contract was signed based on a period of time where Brewer was performing quite well. Now, he's out with both his back and the knee, insurance will kick in, the Blues cap hit will be far less and Brewer will be gone anyway. If you think they're not playing this angle, you're sorely mistaken. Within the next 2-3 years, the Blues defense corp will be Johnson, Pietrangelo, Cole, Colaiacovo, Jackman, Polak, with a strong 7-8 of Junland and Fairchild and David Rundblad somewhere down the road probably taking the spot of Jackman.

But you think that this team is grossly mismanaged by people with no hockey sense? You're living in the past, man. Most sensible Blues fans would never consider the trainwreck of the last days of Laurie to be equivalent to the renaissance we're seeing unfold before our eyes with JD and Checketts in charge.

Eric brewer sucks, plain and simple..

well yes keith, I do.

been in the nhl 10 years, has a lifetime+/- of -91.
has 148 lifetime pts, which comes to an avg of 14.8 pts a year.
he makes millions to sit on a bench.

so tell me keith, where does this guy deserve the "C" that he wears in the locker and practice rooms?

this guy is such a money pit. hes such a waste of good bench space...cut him loose and take the loss, he isnt even assistant worthy...

Jim, do you have a clue? Here's a newsflash for you:

#1 ranked prospect pipeline in the NHL: Eric Johnson, David Perron, David Backes, Patrick Berglund, TJ Oshie, Roman Polak already with pro experience; Alex Pietrangelo, Lars Eller, Aaron Palushaj, Ian Cole all flying up the pike ready to join the team this year or next, high ranked goaltending prospects Jake Allen and Ben Bishop seasoning in Peoria, not to mention many others who should develop into solid NHL players.

Don't blame the current management for Eric Brewer being on this team. That was all the Lauries, and unless you've been living under a rock since then, you should know that they're long gone and there's a new sheriff in town who's building a team that's well balanced and likely to be around a while.

I vote for Brad Boyes for captain.

who the hell is eric brewer and how did he get the "C"?

with those stats (6 whole pts in 28 frigging games) he'd be lucky to be a 3rd stringer in columbus

man, how the once-mighty Blues have fallen.....hey...maybe they'll take the coyotes place in the desert when they finally dissolve and move out...then someone with hockey-sense in St Louis can bring back the glory days...

Good god he is their captain? His stats are god awful. His plus minus is terrible. You can do better St. Louis.

onward to another year without Brewer......... oh the potential, but receiving nothing in reality. maybe 1 full season out of 4?? THIS is what we got for Pronger?

god i've always hated brewer, but this is making me puke...why oh why did we sign a contract with him. This is one of the blues worst deals in a while..eff the lauries...

Brewer seams to be money sucker and a baby-trade him!!!!!

Brewer is Rich Pilon for more money. Enough trying to justify the Pronger trade by giving him #1 d-man minutes, #1 d-man money and the C. He's done more harm than good for this team.

Brewer needs to fing leave town berore he is tarred and feathered and carried out on a rail. He is a waste of human skin,oh and 5 million annually. The Peoria Rivermen wouldn't trade a bag of pucks for this abnormally large @#$%

Brewer is a terrible defenseman. Hopefully he continues to get hurt or blues are smart enough to get rid of him!

cut him loose, hes a piece of garbage in skates

ouch