Player Discussion Evan Bouchard
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McDNicks17
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You can just admit you've been wrong instead of posting "let's see if he keeps it up" every time you've been proven wrong.
Fishy McScales
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I'm just not sure why you're so adamant about dying on a hill that a guy putting up numbers for the history books is not in the Smythe conversation.
I feel like he isn't good enough in his own zone. I believe Dallas will expose him a bit more in that area and we will have a somewhat similar game or two from him to his game 5 performance vs Van. If he handles Dallas with poise and looks excellent I'll eat my words.
Due to Mcdavid being injured and Drai elevating his game, I feel like it's pretty obvious that if the Oilers win the cup Drai will win the Smythe. The book makers obviously feel similar about Bouchard.
Fishy McScales
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I get that's your opinion, what I don't get is why you feel so strongly about it.
Bryanbryoil
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Remember Bouchard making PLD his bitch in a scrum in the 1st round? Bouch has always been strong but he's been getting more and more willing to apply it to defense.Keith exhibited some breakout passing ability high on the wall that was really adept. Can't say I've ever seen Bouchard try it. Keith was starting quick three way bump plays that were highly skilled and effective to navigate through the neutral zone.
Bouchard probably didn't have the confidence at the time to try high skilled passing that close to his own blue line because that's where turnovers that cost you take place.
Thank God for critique.
Bouchard really took off after the Ekholm acquisition. They don't have that much similarities to their games, rather they compliment each other. Both use quick outlets to each other or the winger, or forward that makes themselves available for a pass, when the pressure is on.
They can both do bullet passing for breakouts but Boucard does it much more often but we've seen some real beauties from Ekholm for primary and secondary assists from below the hash marks.
Bouchard's apparent old man strength was never shown before Ekholm arrived. Grappling, like Judo, has been demonstrated multiple times during skirmishes and battles for positioning.
It's a cake bobby!
I think you meant to say.
“I hope Dallas exposes him” so you can run back here and give yourself a pat on the back
Broberg Speed
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Yes I do.
Who was Bouchard wrestling with against Vancouver in the crease? I saw some nifty takedowns.
He utilizes balance and momentum.
The Stars have nobody on the level of guys like JT miller or Brock Boeser.
The top end of their offense is comparable to the top end of the LA kings.
Imagine they can run 2x of the Kempe Kopitar Byfield line.
And they can push the Dubois Laferriere line out of the lineup.
I dunno, I feel like the Stars are beatable, and our team defense is being vastly underrated.
Yeah they out-depthed the Knights and Avalanche, which did us a huge favor because those teams were a bit more of a matchup nightmare for us.
I honestly feel like the Stars sort of resemble the Trotz era Islanders.
They're a final-4 team, but they're the ONE team left that doesn't have any elite talent.
Im not the one passing their opinion as facts in here, and anytime someone questions it.
You’re like “let’s see if he can keep it up”
I’m not the one who needs to give it a break. Dude
Jimmi McJenkins
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Why have you earned that? He's just making your point more concise.
Where the Stars have us beat is their depth and goaltending. Lines 3 and 4 smoke ours. I also feel like they will do a better job tightly checking Mcdavid.
IMO the Avs would have been an easier matchup, especially after losing Nichushkin. Stars are very beatable tho.
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Broberg Speed
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Ludicrous speed, GO!
Not sure I agree with this one. Imo Bouchard has learned a lot watching how Ekholm absorbs pressure and breaks the puck out, and the two of them now transition the puck in a near identical way. It's one thing that makes that pairing so hard to contain.
TheNumber4
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Nah you. Especially since your now leaking your Bouch hate onto the mains and blaming Oilers fans for overrating Bouch.
Keep it in the family. And the crest is more important than your need to feel right.
guymez
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TheNumber4
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You’d think it’d be obvious in the playoffs. Outside of playoffs whatever. But yeh, we should all put our egos away and support the Oil. That’s all that matters right now if you are a fan.Solid advice.
guymez
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TheNumber4
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Lol nope. Not my first rodeo.Okay...you are clearly not a dude in his 20's.
guymez
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I'm not sure I understand the attitude of "well let's see if he makes a mistake against a really good team before we can call him elite". What he's already done is elite, he had an elite season by pretty much any metric you can measure. A point a game defenceman that goes +34 and then puts up nearly 2 ppg in the first two rounds of the playoffs is elite, full stop lol.
If the Oilers lose it's not because Bouchard isn't elite, it's because they ran into a better team.
If the Oilers lose it's not because Bouchard isn't elite, it's because they ran into a better team.
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Luckily for Bouchard and the Oilers, facts don't a give shit about how you "feel"
He's been fantastic in his own zone minus one giveaway to the pizzeria guy on Vancouver, but that was no more egregious than when Quinn Hughes forget how to play defense as Holloway snapped his ankles scoring that beautiful goal in game 6.
