ZACH BOLDUC IS OUT-SCORING THE ENTIRE BLUES TEAM!!!!

[Plagers4Ever]

What did you do Army!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Just wanted to beat all the other posters in saying this!

[swatski]

But every Blue has a better +/-!

[sdaltons]

Canadians have never won in the Zach Bolduc Era. Seems problematic.

[Plagers4Ever]

Canadians have never won in the Zach Bolduc Era. Seems problematic.

Yup, you nailed that one, sdaltons!

[aslord]

unfortunately, if he was still with the Blues he would be goalless, so as usual our players go elsewhere and prove they are better than we thought.

[MrPostman01]

It was the greatest goal ever! He tapped the puck in from about 1 foot away.

And then being the selfish player led his team to defeat.

As the old saying goes...

When Bolduc scores an easy one, Les Habitants are sure to lose,./i]

[sneptsmoustache]

Haha...when I saw on Twitter that he scored, I was like, "Oh great, now a bunch of people are going to say 'SEE, I TOLD YOU WE LOST THE TRADE!!"'

[a smell of green grass]

I'm really glad to see that people are paying attention to Bolduc, and how the trade is looking.

Mission accomplished.

[STL fan in MN]

I'm really glad to see that people are paying attention to Bolduc, and how the trade is looking.

Mission accomplished.

Good job.

Your work here is done. We wish you all the best in the next message board you “help.”

[LGB73]

I'm excited to see what he does because I liked him as a player. He scored something like 14 goals in his last 30 regular season games so interesting to see if he can build off that.

That said I'm far more interested to see what Mailloux does. I don't expect him to be "better" than Bolduc this year, but hope he shows signs of being able to being a stalwart RD that can defend and put up numbers. Team will be in much better shape if that's the case for years to come.

[a smell of green grass]

I'm really glad to see that people are paying attention to Bolduc, and how the trade is looking.

Mission accomplished.

Good job.

Your work here is done. We wish you all the best in the next message board you “help.”

They extended my contract. I'm signed up for another 8 at 100 mil. Heck, I'll still be around when Jiricek makes the NHL team.

[a smell of green grass]

Just one last bit of HELP is needed here...

The question is not..
Is Mailloux good value for Bolduc?

The question should be..
Why did we have to give up Bolduc for Mailloux? We SHOULD HAVE BOTH Bolduc and an elite RHD !!!!! It's been 6+ years since Petro left. I thought Jiricek was the next Petro. What happened to him?

[Old_Goat]

I'm excited to see what he does because I liked him as a player. He scored something like 14 goals in his last 30 regular season games so interesting to see if he can build off that.

That said I'm far more interested to see what Mailloux does. I don't expect him to be "better" than Bolduc this year, but hope he shows signs of being able to being a stalwart RD that can defend and put up numbers. Team will be in much better shape if that's the case for years to come.

Very well said!

[STL fan in MN]

Just one last bit of HELP is needed here...

The question is not..
Is Mailloux good value for Bolduc?

The question should be..
Why did we have to give up Bolduc for Mailloux? We SHOULD HAVE BOTH Bolduc and an elite RHD !!!!! It's been 6+ years since Petro left. I thought Jiricek was the next Petro. What happened to him?

Well there’s your problem right there. Jiricek has never been billed as the next Petro.

Also, he just turned 19. You know who else didn’t stick in the NHL at 19? Petro! It’s not remotely uncommon for young players to not be NHL ready yet from either a developmental or physical standpoint.

[a smell of green grass]

Just one last bit of HELP is needed here...

The question is not..
Is Mailloux good value for Bolduc?

The question should be..
Why did we have to give up Bolduc for Mailloux? We SHOULD HAVE BOTH Bolduc and an elite RHD !!!!! It's been 6+ years since Petro left. I thought Jiricek was the next Petro. What happened to him?

Well there’s your problem right there. Jiricek has never been billed as the next Petro.

Also, he just turned 19. You know who else didn’t stick in the NHL at 19? Petro! It’s not remotely uncommon for young players to not be NHL ready yet from either a developmental or physical standpoint.

I admire your patience, MN. I really do. You're TOP5 on that.

How do you stomach watching Buium (same draft year as Jiricek) starting in the NHL?

Are you familiar with the old NHL saying... "The longer it takes for a prospect to make the NHL, the less of an impact that they will bring."

I want the prospect that SHOWS UP ON THE NHL ROSTER surprisingly fast, not the one beefing up in the OHL for 2 years to MAYBE make the NHL one day.

[STL fan in MN]

Just one last bit of HELP is needed here...

The question is not..
Is Mailloux good value for Bolduc?

The question should be..
Why did we have to give up Bolduc for Mailloux? We SHOULD HAVE BOTH Bolduc and an elite RHD !!!!! It's been 6+ years since Petro left. I thought Jiricek was the next Petro. What happened to him?

Well there’s your problem right there. Jiricek has never been billed as the next Petro.

Also, he just turned 19. You know who else didn’t stick in the NHL at 19? Petro! It’s not remotely uncommon for young players to not be NHL ready yet from either a developmental or physical standpoint.

I admire your patience, MN. I really do. You're TOP5 on that.

How do you stomach watching Buium (same draft year as Jiricek) starting in the NHL?

Are you familiar with the old NHL saying... "The longer it takes for a prospect to make the NHL, the less of an impact that they will bring."

I want the prospect that SHOWS UP ON THE NHL ROSTER surprisingly fast, not the one beefing up in the OHL for 2 years to MAYBE make the NHL one day.

I am familiar with that saying and can tell you via decades of data, there’s very little to that. While it can be somewhat correlated, teams will absolutely NOT pick the kid they think will make the NHL the fastest. They’ll pick the kid they think will be the best longterm. Sometimes those 2 things line up but oftentimes they don’t. 75% of kids are first draft eligible their age 17 season! The other 25% are in their 18 yr old season. It simply takes time for most 17-18 yr olds to become NHL ready.

Speaking of that 75/25%, Jiricek fell in the 75% that was 17 and Buium fell into the 25% that was 18 when drafted. So Buium is 1 development year older than Jiricek. So it shouldn’t be remotely surprising he’s reaching the NHL sooner than Jiricek.

That said, I much preferred Buium in that draft. I had him ranked around 6th and Jiricek 21st. But I also tend to not obsessively dwell on the past like you seem to like to do. I’m encouraged that Jiricek had a strong camp.