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Originally Posted by moon
Bouwmeester without his history with Pietrangelo is still likely in the top 8 Canadian defensemen and he has won World Championships (not all that impressive) and a World Cup (Impressive) so not sure you need to go with the never won BS.
Regehr would rank somewhere around top 50 for Canadian defensemen and drop to the low 90's based on being on international ice so it is a ridiculous notion that he should be there let alone ahead of Bouwmeester.
The Sisters, Kane and Ovechkin have played against all defensemen in the league and almost always won. That is why they are elite players. If that is the standard for making Team Canada then we may be down to 2 or 3 guys if that.
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I don't think that Regehr will be considered for the Olympic team BUT since Doughty and Regehr are a better defensive pair than Bouwmeester and Pietrangelo you have to look at Bouwmeester on his own merits.
Weber
Keith
Seabrook
Pietrangelo
Doughty
Subban
Green
Phanuef
Letang
Andrew McDonald
Hamonic
Franson
Bieksa
Hamhuis
Wideman
Giordano
Brodie
Petry
Brian Campbell
are Canadian D-men who would not be traded even up for Bouwmeester.
Fowler
Beauchimen
Methot
Phillips
Vlasic
Would be reasonable trades for Bouwmeester with a swap of draft picks.
Bouwmeester got traded for what was supposed to be a 25th pick overall an AHL D_man and a long shot goalie prospect.
This was at the height of his trade value when the teams were gearing up for their SC runs.
there is no way the Flames would trade any one of Brodie, Wideman or Giordano to get Bouwmeester back.