MessierII
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Actually that’s incorrect. They won the cup just two years later.
Evan Bouchard heating up.
- Thread starter WarriorofTime
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#2 in goals, #3 in points for NHL Defensemen (tied for 1st in PPG and GWG)
11-game point streak
Nice little heater for 24 year old Bouchard
11-game point streak
Nice little heater for 24 year old Bouchard
Czechboy
Češi do toho!
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Barrie was trade on February 28th... since then
Plus playoffs
17pts in 12 games
So, since Barrie was traded, Bouchard has 64 points in 58 games. We are getting out of 'small sample size' here.
Also, he was CHL Dman of the year well before ever playing a second with McDavid.
AHL numbers were good
Swedish numbers were too!
Plus playoffs
17pts in 12 games
So, since Barrie was traded, Bouchard has 64 points in 58 games. We are getting out of 'small sample size' here.
Also, he was CHL Dman of the year well before ever playing a second with McDavid.
AHL numbers were good
Swedish numbers were too!
Aashir Mallik
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He’s a good, but flawed player
Elite offensively. Has an absolute bomb of a shot. Has all the tools offensively that succeed in the NHL. But man is he bad defensively. Idk if I’ve seen any other player lose his man, mess up a simple puck retrieval, or just get caught watching the puck more than him.
He’s like what gardiner was for us in game 7s. Obviously much better offensively but both were offensively gifted but with some of the worst lowlights you could find. Having said I’d still take him on our team, he’s a guy who you’d have to find the right partner for, but would be a very valuable piece if you can find a spot for him. We struggle with offence from the back end and he would really help that.
He’s a solid middle pairing dman in terms of usage, a top pairer offensively and a bottom pairer defensively
Elite offensively. Has an absolute bomb of a shot. Has all the tools offensively that succeed in the NHL. But man is he bad defensively. Idk if I’ve seen any other player lose his man, mess up a simple puck retrieval, or just get caught watching the puck more than him.
He’s like what gardiner was for us in game 7s. Obviously much better offensively but both were offensively gifted but with some of the worst lowlights you could find. Having said I’d still take him on our team, he’s a guy who you’d have to find the right partner for, but would be a very valuable piece if you can find a spot for him. We struggle with offence from the back end and he would really help that.
He’s a solid middle pairing dman in terms of usage, a top pairer offensively and a bottom pairer defensively
McYoungGuns
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we won the cup without him... something you guys have never done LOL
94 Oil Drops
SKINNER(S!)
This thread is even more hilarious than the 12-12-1 Oilers thread. Thanks for the laughs everyone. 
Bouchard is so frustrating in a lot of ways. He'd be the best Oilers defenseman we've iced since Pronger if he play in his own zone really well.
Bouchard is so frustrating in a lot of ways. He'd be the best Oilers defenseman we've iced since Pronger if he play in his own zone really well.
I think that it's pretty unlikely Bouchard wins a Norris myself but if he ever does, send me the cheque in the mail.
ChaoticOrange
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Interestingly enough, among the top 10 scoring defencemen, Bouchard actually ranks very well in HDCA and HDCA/60. He's 2nd to Makar in both of those categories. I don't think he's as poor defensively as some highlight reels would have you believe.
That’s not how a bet works, so ill have to pass.This thread is even more hilarious than the 12-12-1 Oilers thread. Thanks for the laughs everyone.
Bouchard is so frustrating in a lot of ways. He'd be the best Oilers defenseman we've iced since Pronger if he play in his own zone really well.
I think that it's pretty unlikely Bouchard wins a Norris myself but if he ever does, send me the cheque in the mail.
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lol the Oilers won the Cup after they traded Gretzky. Yikes.
Brookbank
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Maybe teams should just start playing forwards on defense. Because thats basically what he is. He cost Woodcroft his job
You are the first person ever to bring up IQ with him in a positive light.
ChaoticOrange
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Only if you were born today. Bouchard’s been lauded for an incredible hockey IQ since he was 16. His weak spot is intensity, not smarts.
TheNumber4
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Is this going to be like when Draisaitl was trending towards elite and HF boards wouldn't accept that fact for years until they finally had to?
Let's just save everyone the trouble, and the haters from their embarrassment, this is who Bouchard is:
- Best Slap Shot in the NHL
- Generational Vision from the Back End
- Elite Offensive IQ
- A Superstar in the Making
- Some Defensive Warts to Work out in his game still.
Let's just save everyone the trouble, and the haters from their embarrassment, this is who Bouchard is:
- Best Slap Shot in the NHL
- Generational Vision from the Back End
- Elite Offensive IQ
- A Superstar in the Making
- Some Defensive Warts to Work out in his game still.
Nostradumbass
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Calm down turbo, he's a good 2nd pairing defenseman that has found the right partner in Ekholm.
Oilhawks
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Hey now, every Cup that another team wins doesn't count because his NoCupNucks have 50+ years of being perennial losers, or something, to be sure. At least he has his bottled Trevor Linden tears and memories of choking-two-series-leads-to-the-Bruins riot to look back on fondly.
Keep coming back to this thread, and reading the multiple replies continues to deliver joy.
Never Change HFBoards
Way to expose yourself as a hockey casual. It all makes sense now. Top 1% of hockey educated Canuck fans.
Czechboy
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I keep reading hes a good but flawed player. The reason being because the offence is so good and the D is not.
My question.. if the gold standard of defending, Rod Langway, were playing today... Would HF be shitting all over him because he was also a very good but flawed Dman. Great in his zone and bad in the offensive zone.
I can almost see the thread now... 'Langway is an ECHL player when he crosses centre ice'.
My question.. if the gold standard of defending, Rod Langway, were playing today... Would HF be shitting all over him because he was also a very good but flawed Dman. Great in his zone and bad in the offensive zone.
I can almost see the thread now... 'Langway is an ECHL player when he crosses centre ice'.
nope, but please go off
"Mobile puck moving D with excellent offensive instincts & ability to read the game"
-ISS Hockey 2017
"A highly intelligent all-around defenceman that plays with poise and can shift the pace of play in a multitude of ways... ...Reads cues well in all three zones and seems to stay a step ahead. All-in-all, a well-rounded defender with great hockey sense and work ethic."
-Curtis Joe, EP 2017
"Bouchard’s on-ice intelligence and hockey sense are unlike so many others."
-Andrew Forbes THW, 2018
"Bouchard has top-pairing potential with the skills and smarts to be a big point producer at the NHL level."
-Steve Kournianos The Draft Analyst, 2018
TheNumber4
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Bouchard’s elite. The sooner HF accepts this fact the less embarrassing it’ll be for the haters.
Oh I dont know. A STANLEY CUP! After the Gretzky trade. Are you really that out of it?
