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CookieColin31

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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsAug. 9, 2023 at 2:35 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PeterGriffin</b></div><div>Terrible defensively, but when he had Ekholm as a line mate someone who can play D he was the best he has ever been in the NHL</div></div>

That problem with that, I have seen, is his lack of 5v5 offense compared to his PP offense (or the drop off if you prefer that term), and even more so in the playoffs. I had crunched the numbers a while back, and I don’t remember what they are at this moment, I think he is benefitting from quarterbacking the PP unit that contains McDavid and Draisaitl more than what anyone wants to really admit. It’s the same unit that made Tyson Barrie a viable option. For the Canes, at the moment, they have their PP quarterbacks in TDA (who likely reclaims PP1 QB) and Burns, with other options if need be in Orlov, Skjei, and if push comes to shove, Slavin and Pesce can QB a PP with some success. Coghlan as a depth option is another choice, but hopefully it doesn’t get to that point. With the personnel the Canes have, particularly TDA, I think the Canes have a bit of a PP resurgence. Sacrificing an elite shutdown dman just to bring in another QB option really makes no sense. Especially when in doing so, the Canes make their blue line exceptionally unbalanced. Not to mention, the Canes have 2 high end players in the pipeline in Morrow and Nikishin that could potentially take that role as well.

This is more of a personal opinion on Bouchard, but I have a feeling he ends up much like Tyson Barrie. A PP specialist who lacks defensive awareness, but needs a high end PP unit to succeed. I genuinely don’t think that Bouchard would have the same success he has had in Edmonton on a team like the Canes or another defense first team that doesn’t have that great of a PP.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsAug. 9, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.
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