Player Discussion Evan Bouchard

[Stoneman89]

Bear was a fifth round pick, not third. He’s already done quite well for himself considering his draft slot.

Word is that the Caps are looking to sign him now that’s he’s back healthy.

Doesn't matter. Still has the same size and skating issues that made him a 5th round pick. Caps can have him.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

More like Evan Borris.

 

[McDNicks17]

Bouch bombs away!

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

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Bouch bombs away!

Well damn.

That's further impressive to his march into elite status. He's playing amazing hockey.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

I thought his 97mph one-timer last game was ridiculous but the 99.4mph one-timer today is insane.

Those would be fine efforts for the hardest shot competition at the ASG.

 

[AM]

I thought his 97mph one-timer last game was ridiculous but the 99.4mph one-timer today is insane.

Those would be fine efforts for the hardest shot competition at the ASG.

Great shot location also.

 

[alphahelix]

he was clocked at 100mph a couple games ago but it wasnt a scoring shot. He can and has hit triple digits, not sure why he struggled to hit it so long this year. I bet he will start punching them right through the goalie at some point a la MacInnis et al

 

[Tobias Kahun]

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Bouch bombs away!

Imagine how many goals he'd have in the ECHL.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I thought his 97mph one-timer last game was ridiculous but the 99.4mph one-timer today is insane.

Those would be fine efforts for the hardest shot competition at the ASG.

Can't wait to see it

 

[MessierII]

He’s figured out his clapper at this level. What I’d like to see in his next phase of development is him use his wrister more. It is also lethal.

 

[McFlash97]

Capable of scoring 30 in a year.

 

[MoneyGuy]

he was clocked at 100mph a couple games ago but it wasnt a scoring shot. He can and has hit triple digits, not sure why he struggled to hit it so long this year. I bet he will start punching them right through the goalie at some point a la MacInnis et al

Read those bolded words quickly and thought this was a discussion on speeding on the Henday with stationary photo radar gone.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

He keeps being great. What a player.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

David Pagnotta

@TheFourthPeriod

Top 10 defencemen in the NHL points race:
Quinn Hughes, 39
Cale Makar, 37
Evan Bouchard, 32
Noah Dobson, 29
Victor Hedman, 27
Filip Hronek, 27
Roman Josi, 26
Rasmus Dahlin, 25
Vince Dunn, 24
Josh Morrissey, 24

 

[McDNicks17]

PuckIQ's 23/24 numbers are finally out.

Bouchard/Ekholm are murdering elite competition so far.

Best in the league by a country mile.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

PuckIQ's 23/24 numbers are finally out.

Bouchard/Ekholm are murdering elite competition so far.

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Best in the league by a country mile.

People love to rip on Bouch for his brain farts and sometimes lackadaisical defending, but when he's on that pairing is a joy to watch and hell to play against.

 

[Throttlehead]

People love to rip on Bouch for his brain farts and sometimes lackadaisical defending, but when he's on that pairing is a joy to watch and hell to play against.

He's really good in tight spots, he gets the puck moving up ice with first pass. There is no such thing as a mistake free or perfect player. We should be very happy to have him, instead we hear griping every time he makes a mistake.

 

[Spawn]

PuckIQ's 23/24 numbers are finally out.

Bouchard/Ekholm are murdering elite competition so far.

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Best in the league by a country mile.

I think at a certain point something needs to be asked about why Bouchard’s actual results are always lagging behind his expected results. He’s like the anti-Kris Russell. He’s obviously doing a tonne of stuff right, and across one season maybe you could attribute poor actual results compared to expected results as bad luck. But it’s his entire career now.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

This contract (3.9m) is excellent value.

Great signing by Holland.

 

[Mr Positive]

This contract (3.9m) is excellent value.

Great signing by Holland.

I disagree. I do agree that Holland did a great job squeezing Bouchard to accept a deal below 4, and the biggest squeeze was to insist on that 2nd year.

What I don't like is that when you squeeze a guy it comes back to haunt you. We had amazing cap hits on Nurse and Petry on their bridge deals too.

The best possible deal would have been an 8 year deal at much more cap hit and maybe don't piss away space on Campbell.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I disagree. I do agree that Holland did a great job squeezing Bouchard to accept a deal below 4, and the biggest squeeze was to insist on that 2nd year.

What I don't like is that when you squeeze a guy it comes back to haunt you. We had amazing cap hits on Nurse and Petry on their bridge deals too.

The best possible deal would have been an 8 year deal at much more cap hit and maybe don't piss away space on Campbell.

Lol captain hindsight

 

[Mr Positive]

Lol captain hindsight

Yes with the hindsight of the Nurse situation we should have planned better this time. I had this same opinion back then too, when this Bouchard contract was first signed, as did many others. Whenever you bridge a player for no reason other than performance it us a bad call. The fact that we were stapling Bouchard to Ekholm means we are inflating Bouchard even more.

The one hindsight aspect of that is the Campbell signing, but that wasn't what the post was about

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Yes with the hindsight of the Nurse situation we should have planned better this time. I had this same opinion back then too, when this Bouchard contract was first signed, as did many others. Whenever you bridge a player for no reason other than performance it us a bad call. The fact that we were stapling Bouchard to Ekholm means we are inflating Bouchard even more.

The one hindsight aspect of that is the Campbell signing, but that wasn't what the post was about

How do you know Bouchard didn’t want to get bridged?

 

[badi]

We all know BOUTCH is and will be elite offensively
He just looks so much better in the defensive
Is it all the Coffey effect ?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Outside of McDavid IMO he's been our best player this season.