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One of the worst performances iv seen in years this season
NO!!! You can't just accept mistakes and be fine with the odd goal. It's the f-ing NHL. It isn't beer league. It's 10.5 mil a year. He doesn't drive play. He's not a PP qb because he's at the top. He shy's away from contact. He doesn't tie up his man. He only has a shot. But almost everyone has a shot. He's a beneficiary. Nothing more. Whoever feels otherwise isn't living in reality.
Nurse. He also has no real redeeming qualities. He's big and doesn't punish people. Which he should be doing shift in and shift out. Be a bully but with some intelligence to it. He's up in a rush on almost every shift. He's not that guy. He rims the puck as a first option. He barely ever feeds his winger properly. Jams him up on the boards all the time. He too can barely defend. His only quality is blocking.
Stecher is better in all those areas, than those other 2. He's a dog on a bone. He makes better decisions with and without the puck. He's way cheaper. God I wish the Oilers as a team and the fans would just stop running on feelings. Use logic and you will come to the conclusion that they will never win a cup when Bouchard has 20+ minutes a night. Especially when he is on the ice with 2 minutes left.
He is slow mentally, you can't fix this. It's purely just low hockey IQ, he doesn't have the ability to think fast. A 10.5m slap shot turret is gonna age worse than the Nurse contract.
Next up…..Chris Pronger as D coach….
Paul Coffee left… look at them now, went from one of the top defensive corps to what we are watching now