Frankie Blueberries
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What type of player would Luc Bourdon have been?
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Mitch nylander
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Off topic, but tragedies like these break the hockey worlds heart. He would have been a solid defenceman.
Same with cherapanov, he could've been a fantastic forward.
It's extremely unfortunate that we lost nhl futures at such a young age. Respect goes out to all the families who lose a loved one. Just shows how you can't take anything for granted...
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But anyways I believe Bourdon could've been a phenomenal stay at home defender. With a quite big frame he wasn't afraid of physical play, nor getting engaged. He had great defensive positioning, and would block shots that came to the inside. Didn't make many mistakes. His offensive upside wasn't so evident. I believe he'd turn out like a Nicklas Hjalmarsson.
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Same with cherapanov, he could've been a fantastic forward.
It's extremely unfortunate that we lost nhl futures at such a young age. Respect goes out to all the families who lose a loved one. Just shows how you can't take anything for granted...
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But anyways I believe Bourdon could've been a phenomenal stay at home defender. With a quite big frame he wasn't afraid of physical play, nor getting engaged. He had great defensive positioning, and would block shots that came to the inside. Didn't make many mistakes. His offensive upside wasn't so evident. I believe he'd turn out like a Nicklas Hjalmarsson.
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R.I.P #28
To me Bourdon and Edler came into the NHL at pretty much the same time. I always thought of Bourdon to be a bit better than Edler. So if Edler has been a 30 point two way defenceman than I have Bourdon as slightly better than that.
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No matter his upside on the rink, it's a tragedy when a young man is gone too soon....but in Canuckland he might have been remembered as the player who went one pick before Anze Kopitar in the 2005 draft. With Kopitar in the middle the Canucks would have won the Cup in 2011 for sure.
lawrence
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Kris Letang said he would have been the best dman in the world if h e was still alive, said this a year ago, now when I remember watching him play I didn't see any evidence of that, I do believe he would have been a 25 point dman, that can skate, and a deadly hitter. He was a excellent skater with the puck, he had the size, he turned it over one too many times, but we will never know. very sad day I remember hearing the news and couldn't believe it.
Vachon23
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He was one of those defenders who the new NHL did not treat very well. Now, its not like guys like Slavin or Lindholm don't excel now. I think a realistic outcome would have been Karl Alzner, but he also could have been Luke Schenn or Gudbranson. Defenders who got prime minutes in their draft year and couldn't get over .5 ppg are battling an up hill battle.
RIP, I wish he got the chance to prove my assessment of him wrong and made multiple All-Star games.
RIP, I wish he got the chance to prove my assessment of him wrong and made multiple All-Star games.
MinimaMoralia
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Ten years ago his family and friends lost a bright young man. Speculating what he might have been in a game seems a little gross. Leave it be.
Vachon23
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I think Bourdon would have been a Provorov type defender. What he gives up in lateral movement, he made up for with the clapper. His offensive game was just rounding into shape if I remember correctly.
A step or two behind McDonagh, but a step ahead of Alzner. Maybe in the Marc Staal range or better.
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