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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
His first couple of months in Calgary he was insanely good. I believe he was +17 around Christmas, playing lights-out while playing with Giordano. Phaneuf was playing with Regehr & looked like a dufus. Phaneuf gets traded, Bouw gets paired with Regehr & by the end of the season he's a minus player. Nothing against Regehr, but 'the system' didn't suit any of our D pairings.
Brent Sutter didn't know how to use him. I'm not sure he knew how to properly use anyone, come to think of it. Everybody underachieved while he was the coach.
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He never was insanely good. He was adequate playing in Phanuef's shadow and journeyman-like after Phanuef was traded.
By Month --- GP --- PTS --- +/-
October --- 12 --- 6 --- 4
November --- 14 --- 7 --- 8
December --- 14 --- 4 --- -1
January --- 15 --- 3 --- 0
February --- 7 --- 3 --- -3
March --- 15 --- 5 --- -7
April --- 5 --- 1 --- -5
Sutter thought that Phanuef was holding him back and was wrong.
St.L. loses Pietroangelo and Bouwmeester will revert to being adeqaute in meaningless games.