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Are the Oilers botching Evan Bouchard’s development? Team and league views on the defence prospect’s season


Evan Bouchard skated 17:57 in the Oilers’ regular-season finale Saturday, providing him with a brief tune-up just in case he’s needed during the playoffs.

It also provided him an opportunity to shake off some rust.

The game was just Bouchard’s second since March 1 and 14th of the year. The prized prospect has had to wait patiently for his chances.

“It’s tough. Everyone wants to play,” he said earlier this month. “There was a lot of practice time for me, a lot of time to work on what I wanted to work on — specifically my skating. It was good to take advantage of that.”

The Oilers’ handling of Bouchard this season has been a constant cause of consternation among fans and has raised an eyebrow or two around the league as well.

Bouchard is just 21 and was the 10th overall pick three years ago.





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