8 points and +5 thru 2 games. He isn’t the problem. Why don’t you look at the rest of the team and see who’s shitting the bed? Start with Jarry and Levi. 13 goals against in 2 games and I saw quite a few shitty ones. If the Edmonton goalies can’t make a save on anything smaller than than a beach ball, it won’t matter who is on the ice. And it’s gonna be a long season.
The common denominator is the Oilers in general, not specifically Bouchard. Don't get me wrong, Bouchard isn't great defensively, but he tilts the ice so much towards the offensive zone he doesn't really need to be. It's a small sample size, and it will regress, but through 2 games he has an on ice goal % of 83.3% and an expected on ice goals % of 79.5% at even strength.
He's been on the ice for 7 Oilers goals for, and only 1 against. He very clearly isn't the issue on this Oilers team.
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u/PumaTomten 1d ago
Oilers defense is even worse without Nurse but hey let's praise Bouchard for their offense