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Originally Posted by jlh2640
Bouwmeester made a positive difference in St. Louis and anyone who thinks other wise are foolish and just continue to hate on the guy. They lost this series because their top forwards were not nearly good enough. End of story.
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Positive Difference...!!! Just like he had with the Flames?
Did he exceed expectations?
He is St.L highest paid player by a large margin. He was getting paid the same as Jackman, Polak and Shattenkirk combined.
He is getting paid almost the same as Doughty....... Was he even 1/10 as positive a difference as Doughty...
He is supposed to be noticeable on the ice.
Did he rank in the top-10 St.L playoff performers:
Steen, Pietrangelo, Polak, Jackman, Backes, Reaves, Sobotka, Berglund, Shwartz and Oshie?
He played with Pietrangelo covering for him,,, in the brief time that Pietrangelo was away from Bouwmeester Pietrangelo was a +2.
Is there any NHL calibre D-man that would look bad playing with Pietrangelo as a partner?
The only thing I can say positive about Bo is that he did not totally disappear like he did in the last 20 games of 2011-12.... or 2008-09 where him playing above his norm/expectations rather than below his norm would have gotten Calgary and Florida into the playoffs.