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Originally Posted by Dienasty
How quickly everyone forgets Bourque's playoff run. He has size and decent speed, he skates in straight lines, and goes to the net. I see him on the third line and around 20-25 points this year. With Smith-Pelly/Etem/Palmeri/Silfverberg they may have wanted a little more experience in the forward group.
I think he has plenty more upside then Allen does, when was the last time he was relevant? The Luongo trade?
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What I find more interesting is how quickly everyone forgets the flash in the pan playoff overachievers like Dustin Penner, Bourque, John Druce, Ville Leino, Steve Penny, Chris Kontos, Fernando Pisani that all reverted to who they were the rest of their careers. Bourque is what he is and one decent playoff performance doesn't change that. He will likely have some streaks of solid play for the Ducks to which fans will wonder if he's finally getting it together that will be inevitably followed by a long stretch where he looks like he would rather be anywhere else but on the ice.