If we re sign bouillon and he doesn't start a game as Subbans partner all season long.. I will wear a user choice avatar and user title for the entire off season.
I will take that bet but if it happens when we have crazy injuries, the bet doesn't count
Jesus Christ people relax! If he is back it's gonna be as 7th D. Good insurance policy to have in case something happens. And let's be honest, Bouillon is bad but he's still an "OK" 7th D to have.
2. If you insist on carrying around the corpse of a once decent defenseman as a reserve 7, there are much better looking dead bodies out there than Boullion.
Tinordi & Beaulieu should both be full-time members of the NHL team this year. They should be participating in NHL practices all year. They should each be playing 50+ games this year (platooning with Weaver and/or as injuries arise). There's no more need for this shuffling-back-and-forth crap, no more need to hold these two back.More realistically, unless they both play really well, is that one of Beaulieu and Tinordi are in the team, the other is getting big minutes in the AHL (probably interchanging, again dependent on performance) and Boullion is 7th D, sitting in the press box.
That would be an entirely sensible arrangement and preferable to Tinordi or Beaulieu spending too much time with the NHL team when they aren't actually icing.
He frigging well won't, we all know it, and Bergevin knows it too, which makes this potential signing all the more infuriating. If Bouillon is on this roster, he becomes the de facto #6 D in Therrien's eyes, and he will take way too many games & minutes away from both of the guys who frankly deserve it more at this point.The only reservation I have is Therrien actually executing that arrangement.
This means reduced ice time for tinordi and beaulieu.. And all but secures we lose Nygren.
Baffling..
The Bouillon hate is so overblown. He's a fine #6/7# d-man and if he's depth only I have no problems with it.
What kind of names are you thinking of, out of interest?
Tinordi & Beaulieu should both be full-time members of the NHL team this year. They should be participating in NHL practices all year. They should each be playing 50+ games this year (platooning with Weaver and/or as injuries arise). There's no more need for this shuffling-back-and-forth crap, no more need to hold these two back.
He frigging well won't, we all know it, and Bergevin knows it too, which makes this potential signing all the more infuriating. If Bouillon is on this roster, he becomes the de facto #6 D in Therrien's eyes, and he will take way too many games & minutes away from both of the guys who frankly deserve it more at this point.
I think if they sign Bouillon, Subban should hold out and demand a trade.
Pretty obvious that if Bouillon is signed it will cut heavily into Subban's ice time with Bouillon playing 33-35 minutes a night the last 2 years under Therrien, cause on HF boards we know Therrien wants him as the #1 dog...
Because that's what he was saying when he said 6th D man.. Come on. You can't even admit Bouillon is done and that there are better options for a vet #7??
The Bouillon hate is so overblown. He's a fine #6/7# d-man and if he's depth only I have no problems with it.