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Evan Bouchard Ladies and Gentlemen.
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0:59
Sir, Edm plays a zone defense, not man on man.
1:14
Due to Nurse's enormous mistake, Bouchard is left defending a 2 on 1 in which he makes the right call and takes away the cross ice pass. Skinner lateral movement is bad, while his one on one isn't. Basically, nothing on this play was Bouchards fault. It was entirely Nurse who at this frozen frame, is halfway up the boards.
No one picks Bouchard to be in their top 4 defenders for a top tier team. Dude gets gifts nonstop from McDavid that make him look so much better than he is. Same for Hyman.
No wonder they didn't " François " him
This same video could have starred Letang. He's just as terrible.
Live by the sword, Die by the sword. One day hes the most loved player in Oilers history, Next people want him strong up by his jockstrap in rogers. The definition of love and hate
Nothing confusing at all, he is a defensemen who can’t play defense
Will not race to win the puck in his defensive end doesn’t want to get hit,throws the puck blindly up the middle again doesn’t want to get hit.Probably the softest player in the league,soft soft soft there is no way in hell the Oilers match anything $$$
Evan Bouchard is an Offensiveman
The Oilers as a club are confusing. Too many players either can't be taught or won't listen. It's a crap shoot every game.
Bad defensive plays versus piling up points, I wish he can do both. Confusing?
https://youtu.be/UuN_43oPajA?si=oG9nPE7PMqhUvSJe
Bouchard is actually really solid defensively most of the time, but he does try to make the high risk high reward play more often which leads to lowlights. What gets missed is how frequently he denies zone entries, breaks the puck out cleanly, and wins 1 on 1 battles. It's the typical 'if you don't notice a defenseman that means he's playing well' thing but he's an easy player for people to hate so they downplay how good he is.
Nurse is way more atrocious
nothing confusing about it, his a liability that is lifted up by 2 of the best players in the league
Bouchard is like Paul Coffey. Coffey played a lot like him, as well. And guess what, Coffey is an associate coach with the Oilers right now! See a trend? I do!
I don't know about "NHL history". You don't have to look any farther than one of the men standing behind him on the bench to find a comparably massive risk/reward kind of d-man.
Hey! Have you heard of a guy on the West Coast named Pettersson? He's freaky mysterious as well, and, by the nuttiest coincidence, also the team's highest paid player to boot. Dang it!
Homie is getting thick!!!!! 😂😂😂
I don't think even he knows what the stakes are when he is playing because he always looks stoned.
yes, it is as you, and the other commenters say
Boosh is what you call…… a …… UNICORN…….and if you really think about it nobody ever wants to see a Unicorn acting like a Horse…..appreciate him because hes worth 11-12 million on the Market and the Oilers need a Goalie.
2nd time watching, still think this is the worst take in hockey history makes me like him less
7:44 oh WOW he made a simple pass! What a play! It’s not like that was his ONLY option because he’s a bad skater and is scared to leave the blue line! He did almost nothing on that play except shoot! Great job!
YOU CANT SAY THAT ABOUT MAKAR HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED HOCKEY???
shades of jim mckenney…just doesn't seem to care very much.
Bros got a cannon and we make it work when we can
His defensive liability is why he’ll never win a Norris
Watching Bouchard play is the best example of a love/hate relationship in sports.
Evan Bouchard always looks like he's been imbued with eldritch wisdom and is seeing beyond the veil.
7:44 listen to that crowed
Averaged 23 minutes a night over the last two seasons, he's +48 over that span. Also leads the Oilers over that period in time on ice at even strength. Guy isn't being sheltered.
He's not elite defensively but he's far from a liability. Nit-picked highlights don't show the whole picture on him.