Playoffs are the most important thing, but there is a regular season too. We can all act we dont care, but I read GDT's too and it is the opposite.
Being 8th overall in franchise history regarding playoffs points means nothing to me if you know that this franchise has sucked for decades.
We all agree that Brown was great in 2012, so there you have a large part of his points already. We can all agree that every player is contributing during a playoff run. It would be something if a player like Brown who gets top 6 minutes cant even net a couple of goals and points in 26 playoff games (2014). Lets not get crazy about that.
I know his strengths but even more his weaknesses. To me he has always been a 2nd/3rd line player.
Too many times he has been a water carrier instead of a leader. We can sum up all kind of statistics, OT winners whatever, but I am watching this team since 2002. He has received top 6 minutes most of his career, can we expect at least a couple of goals ? I think so.
He doesnt come even close to players like Doughty, Carter, Quick, Kopitar, Williams.
Dustin Brown is one of Five players (only Five) in NHL history to score 20+ goals 50+ points and 300+ hits in Five straight Seasons.....
If Brown retired tomorrow, he would have had a pretty darn good career.
Again he is on the downside of his career, but you're talking about the Brown in his prime...Who was a good top Six player.
You need to change your definition of Top six player. The day's of three to four players in your top six scoring at a PPG have been over for about a decade+.
Kopitar is not even a PPG player, never will be either.
You keep talking about goals like Brown never scored any, Dustin Brown is number Nine, in all time goal scoring for the Kings, 11 behind Kopitar....
If you want to argue that Brown is a shell of his former self, and NO LONGER a top six player(and hasn't been for the last two seasons)...That is a valid argument.
Or that Brown is not worth his contract, that is another valid argument.