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Bouchard played about half the games in the 56 regular season, and one playoff game in 56. That was it for his direct, on-ice contributions to the Habs dynasty. Now, that's not to say he didn't play a key role in "setting the table" for the dynasty with his leadership and guidance, as the Habs had to transition some young players into the organization (Beliveau, Geoffrion, Moore, H. Richard) into the line-up in the early and mid 50s, but Bouchard was done after 56.
Butch Bouchard is another guy who is credited with really bringing that team together in the 1950s and keeping the prima donnas under control.
Alf Smith is a LW, he never switched wings as far as I know. Even when Phillips, the best LW in hockey, came to Ottawa, he stayed on the left side and Phillips went to the right.
I had a feeling Alf wouldn't last very long. He could play on a 2nd or 3rd line. And I was sort of hoping I could get him as an embarrassingly good 4th liner, but that was a pipe dream.