Sooooo how about Evan Bouchard's defense last night

[Rowlet]

You take the good with the bad with Bouchard. Hopefully he rifles a couple home tonight.

He did not

 

[DearDiary]

Evan "Norris" Bouchard has been on fire this month

Standing up straight with his stick parallel to the ice just like in every other video. Notice that he doesn't care about a potential rebound or rechecking where #49 is.

That said, Ekholm could have prevented that goal if he kept skating.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

I watched Bouchard play in the OHL a few times and was always so let down with his lethargic play. Not much has changed.

It's also the team philosophy and what he's being coached...Oilers encourage this behavior systemically,

 

[Fatass]

And EB is being considered for the Canada team. Hard to see why when he plays defensively so poorly.

 

[ORRFForever]

And EB is being considered for the Canada team. Hard to see why when he plays defensively so poorly.

He was bad again, tonight.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Guy clearly has some offensive gifts, and can play decent defense.

But man, is he ever present and responsible for some backbreakers at times. Like last year in the cup finals he gift wrapped us at least 2.

Like how Weegar was for us at times.

 

[Norwegianoiler]

I just don't get what several videos of Justin Schultz has to do with anything.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Guy clearly has some offensive gifts, and can play decent defense.

But man, is he ever present and responsible for some backbreakers at times. Like last year in the cup finals he gift wrapped us at least 2.

Like how Weegar was for us at times.

Funny enough watching the Panthers implode in games 4-6, my first thought was how good weegar would have been then.

 

[HighLifeManIsHigh]

Not sure we needed a thread to announce that Bouchard had a rough game. This just in: It happens to all players, including hall of famers.

By the aggregate of stats, Bouchard is a top-20 defenceman in the League this year, and I don't think he's been nearly as good as last year. His upside is huge.

As with all high-risk, high-reward players, there are going to be nights when he looks bad. It's just the nature of it.

It wasn’t a rough game, the effort level there was literally less than zero

Only Oilers fans would try to defend this garbage with stats. Cool, I don’t care what his whatever advanced stats are. Watch these f***ing plays. That’s embarrassing for a supposed top pair D

 

[The Panther]

It wasn’t a rough game, the effort level there was literally less than zero

Only Oilers fans would try to defend this garbage with stats. Cool, I don’t care what his whatever advanced stats are. Watch these f***ing plays. That’s embarrassing for a supposed top pair D

Okay. You seem upset.

Incidentally, Bouchard is good enough as a top-pairing for a team to win the Western Conference.

 

[TBF1972]

That 2nd goal against is legitimately hilarious, just awful defense from Bouchard.

Doesn't help the narrative that he's just a PP specialist feeding off of McDavid.

i wouldn't even call it awful defense. he checks out before toronto is close to gaining the puck.