wannabebluesplayer
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- Apr 16, 2012
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I'm not interested in reading complaints about Bouwmeester unless they are a footnote to complaints about coaching.
We had Dunn, Edmundson and Gunnarsson. There was absolutely no excuse for giving Bouwmeester the ice time he was getting. There were games where Bouwmeester was more dangerous to us than anyone in the opposition.
If the coaches are awarding ice time based on salary, they should be sacked. Senior players get a longer leash because we know their quality and we can ride out their rough patches, that's perfectly understandable. It isn't when the player is carrying a significant injury.
We are a better team next season if Bouwmeester is back, healthy, on the bottom pairing with Schmaltz. If coaching is going to try and shoehorn him into the top-4 at the expense of Dunn? That's not on Bouwmeester.
But that's where an argument can be made that Armstrong needs to take the option away from Yeo, by moving Bouwmeester. I agree with you though, if Bouwmeester is 100% healthy next season, he'd be a great partner for Bortuzzo/Schmaltz.