Boumeester would be better served as a second pairing dman. He's a solid NHL defenceman, but he's not an elite game breaking dman as he was originally touted to be. He'll give you solid minutes, but he matches up poorly against top opposition. I think he's one of those guys that can fill in as a temp top pairing guy for short spurts, but needs to be on your second pairing instead so he's not exposed.
His decision making is sometimes suspect, he's not physical, but makes up for it somewhat with his above average skating. Plus, he has one of the weakest shots I've ever seen for a such a tall guy.
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