Top 5 D by analyst Hockeystatcards 1. Bouchard 2. Q. Hughes 3. Morrissey 4. Forsling 5. Ekholm Dom L. 1. Bouchard 2. Fox 3. Josi 4. Q. Hughes 5. Dobson Evolving Hockey 1. Bouchard 2. Q. Hughes 3. Fox 4. Harley 5. Josi JFresh 1. Fox 2. Heiskanen 3. Q. Hughes 4. Bouchard 5. Burns Andy and Rono 1. Bouchard 2. Forsling 3. Q. Hughes 4. Fox 5. Harley
@mathewjdp Funny, until they traded away Barrie and got Ekholm. Bouchard was borderline average. Amazing what QBing the best PP and paired up with a stud makes you "great"
@soro77 This wasn't true. Bouchard had elite numbers indicating that he can play PP1 and line 1. Ekholm helps for sure. There's a difference between elite and the best. Bouchard was elite before, now he's the best. Thanks Ekholm.
@mathewjdp Bouchard did not have elite numbers before the trade. I mean he didn't have elite numbers after the trade in 2022-23. 40 points in 82 games.
I knew you'd only be looking at points. He was stapled to the 3rd pair with Broberg and PP2. His underlying analytics (I'm not talking xG), indicated he was a very very strong player which is why you saw immediate success when he played 1st pair and PP1. Ekholm helped but much less than ppl think. Ekholm is a beast in his own right tho.