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 welcometotheOC
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Registered: April 2010
Location: Also, sadly, Cowtown
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 08 April 2025 15:12 |
| nullterm wrote on Tue, 08 April 2025 13:35 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 08 April 2025 13:33 |
| cosmicheretic wrote on Tue, 08 April 2025 13:18 |
They should part ways with most of these players as they are hopeless without the big two. I was really hopeful they could trade Bouche for a goalie before the deadline but other teams watched his tape obviously.
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In a nutshell
Bouchard contract decision will be tough.. he's not worth big money for what he brings right now.. that contract would soon be untradeable.. what is he.. the guy from last year's playoffs.. or the guy we saw all this year .. more likely the truth is what he is today than in the past..
Oilers (Bowman) probably let Broberg and Holloway walk on the RFA offer because they thought they'd need cash this year for for Bouchard.. bad forecast.. bad decision.. one of Oiler's worst.. of many.
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Bouchard is giving the Oilers a big discount this season with his on ice play. He’s throwing away a ton of cash this season leading up to next contract.
And yeah Broberg and Holloway still sting like hell and still will for a decade or more
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One of the most worrying things (of a few) about Bouchard is his skating.. he has weak pivots, and he has no extra gear.. they've been weaknesses in his game since a rookie and he hasn't seemed to improve.. you'd think he would've put in the extra training to improve on it.. those are mechanics that can be improved.. lack of interest.. denial?
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Oh, he has that extra gear, but seldom seems to use it - there was a recent game that he screamed back and broke up a scoring play when he was caught up ice. That surprised the heck out of me and I had to check if it was him as I had thought.
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