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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Ludicrous statement. Bouwmeester was one of the best trade line pickups in years for any team. What exactly did they lose in that deal that would have made a difference today to make that a step backwards? Not a single roster player and a 1st round pick that's not going to be part of their future for years.
Bouwmeester has been good for them and defense is far from an issue in fact they are amongst the deepest in the league. They just need a game breaker or two on offence.
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Really, you think the Blues went after Bouwmeester and his $6.75M contract, gave up their 1st round pick for 1 point and -1 in the Playoffs.
I highly doubt it. As per usual, he does nothing when it counts and his defenders come in and say "well he's not a bad player". No #### he's not "Bad", but he's not good and he's not a difference maker. You don't give up your 1st round pick for "depth" on the blue line. He's underdelivered as a Blue just as he did here, only in St.Louis the team is good enough to make it to the dance with him being blaze. But they aren't good enough to win around with one of their top defenders not being the difference maker he's paid to be.
Bow's comparables in this series are Keith and Seabrook end of story. And they kicked the #### out of him. Do the Blues lose this series if their top 2 d-men were putting up the same numbers as the Hawks top 2? Not a chance. Bouw failed to do what he's paid and expected to do.