Speculation: Evan Bouchard asking $11M AAV on his next deal

[Baksfamous112]

On any other team Bouchard is a 45-50 points PP specialist. If this guy gets anywhere near 11M per Oilers window is done for

 

[GOALOFSSON]

ya Dahlin is a great player but Bouchard outscored him at every strength, was on the ice for less GA and is a proven ELITE playoff performer, unlike Dahlin
he's getting that kind of money

Tbf how much of that was because Bouchard played with McDraiHolm and for a team that wasn't the Sabres.

I still see the 18 year old Dahlin hype still continuing on these boards. If he was so good, you would think he would at least win one Norris like Fox, Makar and Hughes. The most overhyped dman on these boards still going by their predraft hype more than accomplishment on the ice.

See the thing is you could very easily flip this and call him the most under-rated. Still see the same old people clinging to the Krueger years for some reason.

He was only 2nd in D scoring for most of the year as a 22yo (behind only Karlssons crazy season) and followed it up by having to lead his team in points. That's not exactly pre-draft hype...

I think Bouchard is more valuable than dahlin because Bouchard is a RD. RD are a premium. If hronek got 7.5 mil per, Bouchard getting 10mil as a RD isn’t as outrageous as you think.

I don't think being an RD gives you quite that much extra value

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Does anyone who actually goes to games think like that?

These guys are entertainment, nothing more. A winning season and playoff run are great fun but of course witness a Cup win would be 100x better.

What makes you think I don't go to games?

That's what separates fairweather Canucks fans from fans that actually give a shit.

On any other team Bouchard is a 45-50 points PP specialist. If this guy gets anywhere near 11M per Oilers window is done for

He'd be the best player on the Habs by a mile.

 

[Baksfamous112]

What makes you think I don't go to games?

That's what separates fairweather Canucks fans from fans that actually give a shit.


He'd be the best player on the Habs by a mile.

Yeah I genuinely doubt that

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Yeah I genuinely doubt that

The only guy remotely close is Suzuki and nobody's taking him over Bouchard.

 

[spaghtti]

Where are my Habs friends that are going to offersheet Bouchard? Did you change your minds?

 

[Baksfamous112]

The only guy remotely close is Suzuki and nobody's taking him over Bouchard.

If you say so. Good luck with Bouchard at 11M a year.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

If you say so. Good luck with Bouchard at 11M a year.

Good luck being an irrelevant sideshow