Rene Bourque

[rockjngo]

I'm really frustrated watching him skate around. He plays like he doesn't care. He loses every battle. He's not skilled enough to play top 6, he's being paid like one. Travis Moen has similar skills set but Moen tries and is useful in the penalty kill. I think Bourque is taking up space. Give him away free if you have to. Reminds me too much of Scott Gomez and Andrei Kostitsyn. Please trade Bourque.

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[overlords]

Moen has a similar skill set to Bourque?


whaaa...?

 

[SnapVirus]

I agree. Moen =Bourque. But Moen is good defensively.

 

[Pierre Dagenais]

One of the most useless players I have ever seen play for Montreal.

Just waive him please.

 

[Jamie Thomas]

Wonder where his biggest fan is, the notsosharpmarble.

 

[kassian]

Been saying it forever. The most gutless POS I've ever seen in a Canadiens uniform.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

No passion for the game; which explain everything. I wouldn't be surprised to see him retire at the end of his contract.

 

[Remi]

Useless player who ruins the other players gameplay around him.

Just look at Eller....

 

[capebretoncanadien]

Strange timing for this thread...i thought he had one of his best games of the season tonight. Although I generally dont like him on the team.

 

[Ezpz]

Been saying it forever. The most gutless POS I've ever seen in a Canadiens uniform.

Lapierre played here you know. Bourque may be heartless but he doesn't instigate things and not back it up or pretend he's dying on the ice when he gets hit.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Strange timing for this thread...i thought he had one of his best games of the season tonight. Although I generally dont like him on the team.

he played as well as anybody. don't get it either.

 

[ECWHSWI]

if only the guy had as much instensity as A.K...

 

[Monctonscout]

I'm really frustrated watching him skate around. He plays like he doesn't care. He loses every battle. He's not skilled enough to play top 6, he's being paid like one. Travis Moen has similar skills set but Moen tries and is useful in the penalty kill. I think Bourque is taking up space. Give him away free if you have to. Reminds me too much of Scott Gomez and Andrei Kostitsyn. Please trade Bourque.

I'm sure if they could give him away for free they already would have...but it's not possible...they'd have to take back a similar or bigger contract(like Parenteau).

Maybe in the off season with his salary dropping, a small market team might be interested, lower salary than cap hit.

2014-15 and 2015-16 salary:2.5 mil 3.33 mil cap hit

 

[1UP]

if only the guy had as much instensity as A.K...

I'm sure it was meant in half-jest, but I have to agree. He makes me miss AK so much.

Some games, AK would get a mean streak and he'd start using his strength. He was really hard to stop then. Some games, not so much. For Bourque, it's just NEVER happening.

He holds the torch 6 feet under.

 

[gusfring]

Another stellar Gauthier move...

 

[patsbury]

René Bourque...should have been bought out. After this year, we still have 2 more seasons of him; this would have been Kaberle last season on his contract...just saying. Between sitting him or Bouillon in the press box, not much difference. Bourque buy out was what I wanted last year; everyone got fooled by a "good" (13 points in 27 games, it is a stretch to say that for his salary) half a season.

 

[Sterling Archer]

What's there to discuss? He is literally completely useless most nights and costs the team more than he contributes.

One fot he best cases of additon by subtraction I've seen. Replacing him with anyone from the Dogs would be an upgrade as at least they'd play with some passion.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'd try to swap Bourque with Booth from Vancouver. Change of scenery type deal.

 

[Tyson]

I don't have the energy to discuss Bork anymore....

 

[Stan]

On a good team he'd be a better player. He can't be relied on to be a power forward type on a team lacking size like us. I don't dislike him as much as others because I still think he's a useful player. There are others on this team I would trade before Bourque.

 

[gillyguzzler]

Lapierre played here you know. Bourque may be heartless but he doesn't instigate things and not back it up or pretend he's dying on the ice when he gets hit.

If Bourque was from Lachine instead of LaBiche, the biggots here would have 2000 posts already this morning saying how bad he is and that he's only there for one reason. Praising him for not instigating things? Then criticizing Lapierre for stuff that happened four years ago? Quite the biggoted stretch.

Anyways, I've been in Bourque's corner hoping for a resurgence but it's clear that it's not going to happen any time soon. He does have some offensive abilities but he's just so bad in his zone, in the neutral zone and any time he has to make a quick decision with the puck. He's getting worse.

 

[HuGo Sham]

He's DONE. no compete, too many concussions, no hunger. It's over. 100% buyout candidate this summer. imho

 

[Andy]

If Bourque was from Lachine instead of LaBiche, the biggots here would have 2000 posts already this morning saying how bad he is and that he's only there for one reason. Praising him for not instigating things? Then criticizing Lapierre for stuff that happened four years ago? Quite the biggoted stretch.

Dude, Bourque gets constantly trashed around here. It was even worse when he was getting quality ice-time and PP time. The bashing has tone down because even for MT he's become an after thought.

GDT are filled with people whining about Bourque, enough of this francophone victimization. Diaz was trashed on, Gionta is constantly trashed on as well. None are francophone Quebeckers.

 

[gillyguzzler]

Dude, Bourque gets constantly trashed around here. It was even worse when he was getting quality ice-time and PP time. The bashing has tone down because even for MT he's become an after thought.

GDT are filled with people whining about Bourque, enough of this francophone victimization. Diaz was trashed on, Gionta is constantly trashed on as well. None are francophone Quebeckers.

I'm not from Quebec and if you think that Bourque and Gionta have gotten the same type of hate that DD and Bouillon have had, you're seriously delusional.

Anyways, Bourque's been bad, worse than ever even though I wish he wasn't.

 

[pepperMonkey]

Play Bourque with DD and move Gally to another line? Bourque did play well last time he played with DD. Heck, I think DD played better than usual also. Albeit, Patches didn't play that game so that could a reason.

What I want to know is has Bourque play with DD before? And if so, how did he do?
And any chance that a Patches - DD - Bourque line be successful?
And no, I have no delusion that such a line would play better than a Patches - DD - Gally line but a Patches - DD - Bourque line plus an <insert player> - Eller - Gally line combination, could potentially play better as a whole.