montreal
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For sure, his D+1 year and start of D+2 year was PPG, but for the Q, that's not that great. Was this more a product of his team? Hard to say. His numbers exploded after the trade to Rouyn this year. He seems to have a nose for the net thought as he had 32 goals in 65 games last year and 43 goals in 66 games this year including 24 goals in 29 games after the trade.
I think being in Hamilton with Joel will do wonders for his development. Bouchard knows the player well and should be able to push all the right buttons to develop him into a solid NHLer
I didn't see his team last year but they were 50-11-7 and had Barre-Boulet and Alain putting up big numbers. It's good that Bouchard knows him but he wasn't able to push the right buttons with Alain, who was gifted 2nd line and PP time but throughout the season was finally demoted as he just did not deserve it and Bouchard finally adjusted.