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Originally Posted by Dienasty
Let me get this straight...
You say he is a top 2 D man on one of the best teams in hockey all season, yet you state right after that he isn't good at his job? That makes no sense. If you are a top 2 D man in the league, one of the 20 best in the league, and are able to crack team Canada you are ELITE at your job.
You say it is a long career of him not getting it done, well he played on 2 of the worst teams in hockey (Florida then Calgary) what is your definition of not getting it done? Making playoffs, winning a cup? Did Bourque have a long history of not getting it done until he went to Colorado (subsequently didn't get it done) then won in his second year there?
Bouwmeester did his job in this series and in the series last year against the Kings. They lost to the Kings because Quick>>>>Ellis. They lost to Chicago because they didn't have there captain take a cheap shot and get knocked out of the series. If Bouwmeester did a Seabrook to Toews would you then consider him a "winner" because I can almost guarantee that Chicago without Toews in the lineup would have lost the series.
I understand what you are trying to say (he doesn't perform to his salary expectations, and that he got outplayed by Keith and he should have done more) but I think your statement is backed more by a bias against Bouwmeester and the TEAMS result then with his actual performance in the playoffs.
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let's be honest here, only reason bouwmeester made team canada was that they had an "out of the box" top pairing, as Pitreangelo was a lock for the team.
Bouwmeester shouldn't be talked about in the same convo as the top tier dmen of the league. He is in the 2nd tier of dmen in the league (vlasic, hamhuis). He's a shutdown dman, without the physical intimidation that label typically comes with. His skating allows him to jump up on the rush as he can skate himself out of trouble, but his offensive skill itself is terrible, bad shot, bad vision, etc.
at least his salary rank has gone down, as previously his salary was a joke for what he brings to a team. He's #9 dman in the league as far as pay goes, and i'd argue he's still likely overpaid.