Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
Hey the Oilers developed their own Cale Makar-type, sure makes a hell of difference. What a player.
A #1 defenseman is a huge boon.
A #1 defenseman is a huge boon.
Player Discussion Evan Bouchard
- Thread starter Trafalgar Sadge Law
- Start date
Still waiting for him to be elite.
- Dec 9, 2004
- 8,255
- 12,648
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
And utterly deserve all of it.
WaitingForUser
Registered User
The Edmonton Oilers have developed 2 number one d men in their history and one coaches the other. I hate it but Spec was completely dead on with that one.
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
Even if he was doing it to mostly praise Coffey and still throw shade lol
McDNicks17
Moderator
I have to give props to Bouchard. He's really starting to put together a string of more complete games, the bad games seems few and far between.
He's been looking pretty solid lately on his own side of center.
He's been looking pretty solid lately on his own side of center.
Fishy McScales
Registered User
Lol the compliment just had to come with a bit of a backhand.
Don't see it. If someone thought that Bouchard has been very good offensively but not quite there yet defensively, and now states that he has improved that perceived weakness of him, how is that a backhanded compliment?
A backhanded compliment would be something that praises his offensive skills while still talking negatively about his defense, not one that specifically acknowledges his improvement on the defensive side.
The only thing you could perhaps complain about, is that "pretty solid" might be an understatement when it comes to Bouchard's defensive play.
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
This is idiotic, Bouchard has been the BEST defenseman in the playoffs and is a #1 defenseman.
Fishy McScales
Registered User
Sorry, I re-read the post now and see I misread it.
Comes with the poster's history of constantly putting the brakes on any praise for the player so I got a bit trigger happy.
I'm giving Bouchard props for shoring up his defensive game over an extended period of time.
It wasn't at all a backhanded comment.
Last edited:
bobbythebrain
Registered User
- Jul 30, 2016
- 13,968
- 13,774
You clearly havent followed that poster in his posting habits about bouchard.
If we win this series.
I can already predict a post wondering if Bouchard can keep it up against Florida/New York.
Stoneman89
Registered User
- Feb 8, 2008
- 28,147
- 23,512
Perhaps another 20 points and another plus 15 in the rest of the playoffs should do it.
Trafalgar Sadge Law
Registered User
- Nov 8, 2007
- 11,535
- 7,030
Expect a huge dose of Bennett and others to be in his face next series
I fully expect him to be great again
I fully expect him to be great again
Aerrol
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
- Sep 18, 2014
- 6,570
- 3,283
Holy shit, I went and looked and of the top 20, there's only one other dman on that list - Cale Makar at EIGHTEEN. What a f***ing player. UNREAL.
I was so happy we drafted him and I still never saw him becoming this good. Can you guys believe he had a muffin of a shot in his draft year?! His whole thing was sneaky wristers and amazing passing - I remember clear as day the best case scenario for development was John Carlson. And now he's f***in' better. Goddamn.
VainGretzky
Registered User
- Jun 4, 2015
- 13,904
- 12,504
You should stop he is 100% elite generational so far in playoffs he is ahead of players such as Kucherov , Peter Forsberg/ Crosby In PPG yeah he is a defenseman I find it hilarious a couple of posters in here are trying to knock his game. How can anyone take any of your posts on players serious with the brutal takes you have.
HamiltonNHL
Parity era hockey is just puck luck + draft luck
- Jan 4, 2012
- 22,117
- 13,314
#1 ?
Capfriendly has him at #75 ! 3.9 AAV (75th highest paid D).
He has to be the best Right D contract in the league.
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
For a guy not on an ELC, absolutely, he's going to be expensive next deal lol.
It's because he still does suspect stuff with the puck in his own zone and nobody will talk about his faults. So I do.
With 11 seconds left or so Bouchard went to retrieve a Stars dump in. He immediately rimmed the puck around the boards without looking. Giving the puck to a Stars player. This play gave them a high danger shot on goal with seconds left.
Bouchard could have pinned the puck on the boards, could have skated the puck out, could have took a breathe and passed it to an Oiler. Instead he panicked, picked the worst possible play and gave Dallas life at the worst possible time.
That said he's been really impressive these playoffs and we wouldn't be here without him, so I gave him props, but you still can't help yourself but to knock me.
It’s almost like elite D still make mistakes.
Did you see heiskanen on the McDavid goal?
