I ragged on Brouwer a couple of times last night but in retrospect he was not nearly as noticeable in a bad way and actually made some great d plays near the end. I'm never forgiving him for his horrendous play post contract (frankly, he looks like a guy who got paid and promptly forgot why) but he might be a very serviceable player if we can limit him to the forth line for the remainder of the season.
If we bring Janko up I'd love to see the bottom two lines as:
Janko-Bennett-Lazar
Versteeg-Stajan-Brouwer
with Janko-Bennett alternating depending on who's playing better. I find bennett has been playing well but last night it looked like he was trying too much on his own again. Lazar has looked fantastic next to him though. My preference at this point is for Bennett to hit the wing and find his offensive scoring touch again, boost his numbers and confidence, then play back at centre. He looks great, but he'll look better when he can get back to the score sheet.