This in from former NHL coach and GM Doug MacLean, speaking on the Real Kyper and Bourne show in Toronto, his assessment of Evan Bouchard’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad game against the New York Islanders. Article content

“Look, you know, you love Bouchard,” MacLean said, “You love the kid when he’s in the playoffs and is on top of his game and making big plays. But, look, I was with Nick Lidstrom for five years and (he was) a superstar defenceman. Honest to God, I don’t remember in the five years that I was an associate coach with him that he ever made any mistakes like that (Bouchard’s turnover to Matthew Barzal). Now, look, this is not a fair comparison, but when you’re going to be a Number #1 defenceman on a team, no different than(Denis) Povin with the Islanders and the big

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