Evan Bouchard
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Sep 11, 2026
Elijah FordGUEST
But the next game, Keefe came in, his first game under him, Engvall scored his first NHL goal short-handed and eventually made his way up the lineup, scored six goals in his first 21 NHL games.
Elijah FordGUEST
So a- add on top of that Jay Woodcroft with a guy like Evan Bouchard, and you can see that familiarity, especially early on in their tenures as coaches, matters a lot because training camp as a fresh coach has less to do with actually training these players and getting them in shape.
Elijah FordGUEST
They're all kind of expected to do that themselves.
Elijah FordGUEST
It has to do with understanding, like we've said in this episode a bit, the nuances of their game, what they're good at from shift to shift, where they're most comfortable on the ice, where they wanna shoot from, all of that little stuff that adds up to big stuff, and the familiarity allows those coaches to have a huge headstart on that.
Ryan PinderHOST
He's, uh, favored to win the division.
Ryan PinderHOST
Well, why not with two superstars in their prime? Maybe three, depending on how you like Evan Bouchard.
Ryan PinderHOST
Knights, defending.
Ryan PinderHOST
They come in at plus 190 to win the division, and then a cliff.
DianaHOST
You want a vet who can calm the locker room when the defense is shuffling.
AdamHOST
And looking at the defensive core, Evan Bouchard, Matias Ekholm, Ty Emberson, Connor Murphy, Ryan Shea, Spencer Stasny, Jake Wallman, the system relies heavily on structured zone entries and penalty kills.
AdamHOST
Anderson fits that structure better than anyone else on the roster.
DianaHOST
What about the other guys? Tristan Jerry and Devin Levi? Are they just competing for spots? Or is one expected to be the long-term solution?
AdamHOST
Jerry has been here before, but unless Anderson struggles significantly, neither is starting against Vancouver on October 1st.
DianaHOST
Okay, next question from at Oil Country Dave in Edmonton.
DianaHOST
He asks, with the Darnell Nurse trade, how's the defensive pairing look? Is Matthias Ekholm staying on the top pair with Evan Bouchard?
AdamHOST
Dave, yes.
Jim ParsonsHOST
Conor McDavid talked to him before the skate for about 10 minutes.
Jim ParsonsHOST
And Evan Bouchard stood behind us in the media conference because it's his best buddy.
Jim ParsonsHOST
And he was there just kind of making sure everything was good while we were talking to him.
Jim ParsonsHOST
So there's a lot of support for this player on this team.
MarsHOST
The Oilers players arrived in the Alberta capital and they've been taking part in the annual Captain's Skate at Rogers Place this week.
MarsHOST
Among those players that are taking part are the team's leadership group with Connor, Leon, Zach, Ryan, Nugent Hopkins and Evan Bouchard all back in town.
MarsHOST
So what did Dry Saddle have to say about Babcock? Well, there's been questions all summer as to how the Oilers will handle Babcock's harsh coaching style.
MarsHOST
But it seems like Dry Saddle can't wait for the new coach to get to work, saying, quote, it's been great so far.
Jamie McLennanHOST
Like you're right, the lack of structure has been there for a long time, and it wasn't just, it's not just Trent Frederic or Darnell Nurse or the people that ...
Jamie McLennanHOST
They were the p- It's, it's Evan Bouchard, it's Connor McDavid, it's Leon Draisaitl, it's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Jamie McLennanHOST
Those guys have not had the structure.
Jamie McLennanHOST
And, and, and it'd be fascinating to see if they play with it or not.
Dustin NielsenHOST
Okay, cool.
Benny ThompsonHOST
Evan Bouchard next.
Dustin NielsenHOST
Bouchard?
Benny ThompsonHOST
Yeah.
Brock SeguinHOST
Uh, he led the position with 260 shots on goal last year, 38 more than second most in the NHL, which was Matthew Shafer, which we mentioned earlier.
Brock SeguinHOST
And over the last two years, he has 558 shots on goal, more than 100 more than second most, which is Evan Bouchard.
Brock SeguinHOST
Additionally, he is second in points, third in goals, seventh in power play points during that time.
Brock SeguinHOST
He has finished as the number two fantasy defenseman in each of those seasons, and he was number one in fantasy points per game last year.
Brock SeguinHOST
He is the, uh, s- second defenseman off the board, third on our board.
Brock SeguinHOST
So a little bit lower than consensus on Quinn Hughes.
Brock SeguinHOST
But after Hughes was acquired by the Wild, only Evan Bouchard and Zach Voronsky had more points per game than Hughes, uh, both going after him in fantasy hockey.
Brock SeguinHOST
He had 53 points, 5 goals, 48 assists in 48 games.
Tyler YaremchukGUEST
Part of the reason why I think they like Ryan Shea so much on top of the penalty killing.
Tyler YaremchukGUEST
And also, I say all that to go, Ryan Shea was doing that with Kris Letang kind of as his main partner last year, a guy who obviously is a lot older than Evan Bouchard, but thrives in the puck moving, puck transporting kind of game.
LisaHOST
Mm-hmm.
Tyler YaremchukGUEST
So I think there's something to that where if Ryan Shea had a ton of success with a Kris Letang last year, the, the connection of, like, he could then have a lot of success with an Evan Bouchard, that, that makes a lot, that makes sense in my mind
RyderHOST
mindAnd the last one is more likely to get hammered at a game and fall down the stairs at Roger's place, Lisa or Reese?
LisaHOST
[laughs]
RyderHOST
Him n- not in the top three pissed me off.
LisaHOST
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mark GriffithHOST
His talent and track record are unimpeachable, but there have always been questions about his defending and lackadaisical look.
Mark GriffithHOST
Think Evan Bouchard and Eric Carlson with one hand on their stick and a little aloof at times.
Mark GriffithHOST
He might have the widest range of potential outcomes among the 3B defensemen, which is interesting.
Mark GriffithHOST
So definitely could find himself a lot higher with some better play, but because of how his defensive play is and some other factors, maybe not quite as high as many would, uh, put him in terms of, you know, Flames fans, most likely.
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