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Originally Posted by bubbsy
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.
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And yet Keith was a lock for the team and Seabrook didn't make it... Not saying he is better then Seabrook I am just saying he made it on the team for more then being Pietroangelos D partner.
I also agree with you that he is a 2nd tier D man, but that still puts him in a tier that starts at 8th best D man in the world, (behind in no particular order Keith, Weber, Pietroangelo, Doughty, Chara, Suter, McDonaugh) meaning that he is in the top 20 in the world. I am not saying that he is a flawless D man, or that he isn't handsomely rewarded, I am only saying Chicago won because they have more talent throughout the lineup except in net, and Chicago's goalie was better. Not because Bouwmeester was bad.