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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Was this post sarcasm?
Of course they care.
Sure, their primary concern is their own lineup. But imagine you're the coach, and the other team dresses a new player that brings a different element. And that new player catches your team off guard. If that happens, you have failed as a coach. Period.
Of course they know who he is. They know every player in the organization and what that player brings to the table. It's their job.
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Sure you prepare. I don't think you "game plan" to neutralize Bouma. But my point is, if you prepare for a superior player in case he plays, it's not a bad thing. So Hartley pretending Bouma is going to play and putting him in practice for that purpose, in order to fool the Ducks, makes little sense.
Bouma is practicing as part of his rehab. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" Sigmund Freud.