Player Discussion The Underrated Brock Boeser

[PuckMunchkin]

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[Quinntessential]

So I’m gonna pump my own tires by quoting a post I made in response to one about trading Boeser from 14 months ago:

“I have the opposite opinion. I don’t think he needs a fresh start, I think he needs the organization who believed in him and cared about him when he was on top of the world to show him the same love and belief in him throughout his difficult times.”

 

[LordBacon]

Not underrated but under-appreciated.

Doubt thats the case after tonight though, dude is having one hell of a season.
Congrats to him.

 

[PavelBure10]

I called him out after game one and Boes has been incredible since then. Thank you for making me eat shit on that one. Boeser was freaking spectacular last night, recording a hat trick and being Mr Clutch in the dying seconds of the game. Unbelievable, I haven't yelled, jumped and high fived like that in excitement for a very long time. While our other stars cupboards were empty, Boes found another way to raise his game to another level.

Heck of a season he's had, and one hell of a playoffs.

 

[theguardianII]

I've flamed Boeser on his play for quite awhile but that game last night may have been his best game of career, this year for sure.

He played engaged hockey, body contact, puck possession and shooting. He doubled his shot attempts for the playoffs last night and had the puck, possessed, by 5 times, measured in minutes instead of seconds.

 

[TomWillander1RD]

I've been hard on him in the past few seasons, and prior to this season, I posted that people here should stop making excuses for Boeser, and instead he needs to start producing to honor his late father. Today, I believe someone above would be smiling.

Last night's game was undoubtedly the craziest Canucks game I've ever witnessed (boosted by the hitting the post on the empty net), and it's possible we'll never see him repeating such a heroic performance. Hope he can sustain his effectiveness throughout the rest of the playoffs.

 

[Blue and Green]

I called him out after game one and Boes has been incredible since then. Thank you for making me eat shit on that one. Boeser was freaking spectacular last night, recording a hat trick and being Mr Clutch in the dying seconds of the game. Unbelievable, I haven't yelled, jumped and high fived like that in excitement for a very long time. While our other stars cupboards were empty, Boes found another way to raise his game to another level.

Heck of a season he's had, and one hell of a playoffs.

He played really well in game 1, just not in a goal-scoring way.

Yesterday, the puck came to him three times with Nashville's goalie and defence out of position. Suddenly, "jeez, he's playing great."

 

[Misko]

Boeser haters in this thread looking real silly right now.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

He played really well in game 1, just not in a goal-scoring way.

Yesterday, the puck came to him three times with Nashville's goalie and defence out of position. Suddenly, "jeez, he's playing great."

This is the way.

 

[IComeInPeace]

44 goals in 85 games on the season thus far.

Edit:
To add in his previous 2 seasons: 145 games and 41 goals

 

[im gangster]

@Brock Boeser

 

[F A N]

Really happy for Boeser.

He played really well in game 1, just not in a goal-scoring way.

Yesterday, the puck came to him three times with Nashville's goalie and defence out of position. Suddenly, "jeez, he's playing great."

The goals he scored (especially the game tying ones) in Game 4 aren't goals that would have been scored by a 20+ goal scorer. Credit to Boeser, his goals have come in tight and he came up big.

We're not paying Boeser ~$11M or more. He shouldn't be expected to take over games. We're paying him to score goals and he has found a way to score.

 

[theguardianII]

Boeser haters in this thread looking real silly right now.

Just because a poster doesn't like the way a player plays the game or his previous attitude about wanting to be traded doesn't eliminate him from criticism. He had a good game, great by his standards.

44 goals in 85 games on the season thus far.

Edit:
To add in his previous 2 seasons: 145 games and 41 goals

Some posters think this is good but it shows just how much playing with the best players on the team for most of his points makes a difference.

He had a great game, now he needs another.

Those last two goals last game came with the Canucks having 3 players around the crease blocking Pred players away from the rebounds, essentially a 3 on 2 down low or reverse boxing out, boxing out in the offensive zone. Their system will allow this to happen because they play a very strict positional system.

I can say he had a great game, pivotal in that game but still have reservations about his overall reliance on Miller, Hughes and Pettersson on the PP. Now lets see him block a shot

 

[Grumbler]

Best player in the first round by far.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Game winning/Series winning primary assist. Atta boy Brock.

 

[ForecheckBackcheck]

Best player in the first round by far.

For us? Or in general? McDavid had 12 points in 5 games...

 

[Flik]

MVP for us in round one?

Some say yes.

 

[arttk]

Boeser haters in this thread looking real silly right now.

I think you mistaking wanting to trade him as haters.

 

[Regal]

I think you mistaking wanting to trade him as haters.

I wouldn’t even say “wanting” to trade him either. Just discussing whether it’s the best move for the team going forward depending on what they want to do under the cap this offseason and what he’d want on his next deal.

 

[arttk]

I wouldn’t even say “wanting” to trade him either. Just discussing whether it’s the best move for the team going forward depending on what they want to do under the cap this offseason and what he’d want on his next deal.

Yeah I think this playoffs is proving that he can play even if he does slow down, considering how he’s being really effective by being smart and winning a lot of the board battles.

 

[Ace of Hades]

MVP for us in round one?

Some say yes.

Definitely a candidate.

Without his efforts, we likely don't make it past the Preds.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

There needs to be a lot more crow being eaten here. You can't go on about how this guy sucks, is slow, doesn't care while he's going through a terrible time period of his life and then just go silent when he makes the game breaking play of the series on that pass to suter, on top of the other clutch goals in the series and throughout the season (Boston game anyone?)

Lots of the criticisms I see for this guy are more than valid for most nhl wingers. If you want a guy to score 30+ goals AND be a physical 2 way monster who's also lightning fast you better have 9 million to spend.

 

[Misko]

Boeser has been our best forward this playoffs so far and it's not particularly close. Other forwards have had their moments and some like Miller come close, but Boeser has been our most clutch forward and without him we likely lose 2 of the 4 games we won. There's not much else you could ask from him, he's been solid on the defensive side of the puck as well.

 

[LemonSauceD]

one thing about Boeser that’s changed is his demeanour and maturity. He’s not laughing around or chitchatting post whistle or in between stoppages like he would in the past. Every time the camera pans towards him he’s always tense and serious. His years of service for the Canucks is truly showing now.

I’ve always loved Boeser and I’ll never forget the excitement he brought to this franchise for a period of time when things looked so gloomy and grim. He was one of the first guys of this current core that genuinely made me love watching Canucks hockey again after really becoming apathetic about this team between 2013-2017.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

That performance was, at least offensively, on par with Ryan Kesler in 2011. Boeser was a one man wrecking crew in Game 4, and made the pass of the season with Game 6 on the line.