I don't get the issue here.... Bouwmeester has only played 14 seasons in the NHL, only 990 regular season games (more than anyone else in the 2002 draft, where he went 3rd overall), only went to 3 world juniors, and only represented Canada internationally a few other times in the world championships, world Cup, and olympics. He's only 10th in scoring for the 2002 draft class, and 2nd for D (behind Keith).
Obviously there just hasn't been a large enough sample size for managers and coaches to evaluate him as well as some fans. They'll see soon enough that he's a useless bum.
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