10-08-2018 08:40 via edmontonjournal.com

Rough game against Sweden likely best thing for Evan Bouchard

It’s best for us all to take a step back with our expectations for top Edmonton Oilers prospect Evan Bouchard.
The 18-year-old d-man may well be the answer one day for the Oilers when it comes to finding a puck-moving right shot d-man, but it’s worth noting that the last two times the Oilers had strong young puck-moving d-men in Jeff Petry and Justin Schultz, the organization failed to make the most of them.
Rather than sign up Petry long-term, they moved him to Montreal. Rather than
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