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FlamesNation Mailbag: Back from bye

We’ve only had one game played in the past week, but it hasn’t stopped the questions from coming in. In this edition, we peep potential future blockbusters, pending UFAs, and more.

Brouwer fitting in better on 3M Line, or an anchor riding perceptions?

— Ryan Gee (@redricardo) January 21, 2018

The latter. Mikael Backlund made Joe Colborne and Lance Bouma punch above their weight (and get paid accordingly), and now Troy Brouwer is doing the same. It’s not a great sample size, but Matthew Tkachuk and Backlund have seen a 4% drop in their CF as a unit with Brouwer on board.