TheNumber4
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- Nov 11, 2011
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You gotta watch him more then. Barrie as an Oiler was complementary. Bouch is much better and makes McDrai better as well. Elite vision, elite ability to dance defenders, elite shot, elite passing. Lots of McDrais apples this year is loading up the Bouch bomb. Something Hughes doesn’t have.I can respect your opinion. I have zero issues with you thinking Bouch is the second coming.
To me, Bouch is complimentary. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great complimentary piece. But I watch Hughes and he drives play.
I’ll ask you this, switch each players roles. What does a season of Hughes playing with McDrai look like. What does Bouchard’s season look like?
I think if we’re both being honest, we know what happens.
Hughes drives play with the puck on his stick. And it looks dynamic. But Bouch can be just as effective doing much less, his skill is more subtle. He doesn’t need to make 5 circles in the o zone to find a pass. He only needs his vision and a slight fake and juke of a defender to find that same pass.
I would much rather Bouch over Hughes on the Oilers as a stylistic fit too. McD and Drai don’t need nor want a puck carrying defender. They’d rather have the puck on their stick, and with the puck on their stick I’d much rather they be loading up Bouch bombs than Hughes wristers.