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Royle9 · 09-10-2018, 08:10 AM

Put me in the camp that feels Dube could be on the Flames roster very soon.
I like just about everything he brings to the game, I know he was one of the last cuts last training camp and I feel if we weren't so log jammed in the forward group this year we could see him stealing a spot.

With how deep we are with the big club this year I think it makes more sense to let him play top 6 minutes on the farm and get a year of pro under his belt but I hope they don't saddle him down there for years to come.
I've actually bumped into him a few times in Cochrane and he seems like a nice kid with a great attitude so I'm cheering for him to make it.

Nothing about Bouchard's game yesterday jumped out to me as "elite" talent or "holding back".
He has a shot I'll give him that but his foot speed is definitely not there and he was pretty invisible out there for the most part. Mind you its only 1 game but you'd expect the guy to at least command a bit of attention.
I'm pretty confident in the Oilers blowing another early 1st rounder in a deep draft again this last year, I think there were better options available and for the life of me cant figure out why they drafted Bouchard.

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Royle9 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Put me in the camp that feels Dube could be on the Flames roster very soon. I like just about everything he brings to the game, I know he was one of the last cuts last training camp and I feel if we weren't so log jammed in the forward group this year we could see him stealing a spot. With how deep we are with the big club this year I think it makes more sense to let him play top 6 minutes on the farm and get a year of pro under his belt but I hope they don't saddle him down there for years to come. I've actually bumped into him a few times in Cochrane and he seems like a nice kid with a great attitude so I'm cheering for him to make it. Nothing about Bouchard's game yesterday jumped out to me as "elite" talent or "holding back". He has a shot I'll give him that but his foot speed is definitely not there and he was pretty invisible out there for the most part. Mind you its only 1 game but you'd expect the guy to at least command a bit of attention. I'm pretty confident in the Oilers blowing another early 1st rounder in a deep draft again this last year, I think there were better options available and for the life of me cant figure out why they drafted Bouchard. Last edited by Royle9; 09-10-2018 at 08:18 AM.