Player Discussion Evan Bouchard

[fuswald]

Gonna be very expensive this summer.

 

[Stoneman89]

One of Bouch's first places he'll be visiting shortly after the season ends.

 

[dustrock]

We were joking in the crowd today every Bouch Bomb: $9m! $10m! $11m!

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Besides makar and maybe Morrisey who would be clear cut better than Bouchard?

So I guess he’d be 3rd best, a lot closer to being true than saying he plays like a AHLer some games.

That depends if he plays like this or plays like he did in the regular season.

If he plays like this he's arguably team Canada's 2nd or 3rd best. The thing is he hasn't played like this before for an extended stretch.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Who's better than him besides Makar? Doughty, Parayko, and Sanheim? LMFAO! Devon Toews was like the make a wish kid being carried by Makar. Harley actually played very well for Canada at 4 Nations but we're all watching this series right now. They're not the same tier of player. Not even close. Only one you might be able to argue is Morrissey, but Morrissey wasn't able to control almost every shift the way number 2 can. Meanwhile Bouchard is making Heiskanen/Harley look like Lindell/Ceci and is making Lindell/Ceci look like, well, Lindell/Ceci.

Heiskanen is better than Bouchard, but yes Bouchard playing like this would be a top 2/3 on Canada. The thing is he has never really played this well before. I'm very impressed by Bouchard this playoff run.

 

[oobga]

Heiskanen is better than Bouchard, but yes Bouchard playing like this would be a top 2/3 on Canada. The thing is he has never really played this well before. I'm very impressed by Bouchard this playoff run.

Bouch was great last playoffs. Was making all kinds of elite defensive plays and even better GF% and xGF%. Just many people wanted to give all credit to Ekholm which kinda twisted how they viewed his outstanding play.

This playoffs, he's actually 5v5 1 goal against short (14) on ice than he was for all of last playoffs 5v5 (15). His stats are still amazing with basically anyone but Nurse, but Bouch-Ek was one of the best D pairs ever in a playoff run, and Bouch played a massive part of that happening. I hope we get to see it again soon.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Bouch was great last playoffs. Was making all kinds of elite defensive plays and even better GF% and xGF%. Just many people wanted to give all credit to Ekholm which kinda twisted how they viewed his outstanding play.

Shat's Bouchard thing is personal, no point in arguing, he will not see anything beyond the hill he's dying on.

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

No doubt our Blueline has been really good these playoffs. (Without Ekholm!)

It was really funny listening to Jason B talk about how the Oilers D and goalies are our weak point....

Does he even watch? Our Blueline has been fantastic.

Most of the talking heads are clueless to be honest. Same as last year underestimating the oil