Canucks Re-Sign F Alexandre Bolduc to 1-Year Deal, $500,000 (Two-Way Deal)

Mr. Canucklehead · 07-03-2010, 11:26 AM

Good minor signing, IMO. Bolduc is a guy who can be very effective for the Moose, and has also looked decent in his limited action with the Canucks. The issue for him is his shoulder, as he has blown it out a few times now IIRC, most recently against "that giant slug" Scott(nicely put, EVG). Thumbs up from me.

And if it's true that Bolduc was an RFA, mayhaps the reports that we qualified Zimmerman and Walsky are also true...

tantalum · 07-03-2010, 11:31 AM

I stand corrected.

Apparently someone can complain about this signing.

Bolduc is Moose fodder who may see a call-up or two.

Wetcoaster · 07-03-2010, 12:33 PM

Some pro bono (lawyer-speak for "free") advice for Bolduc - avoid fighting John Scott (now playing pylon for the Blackhawks) in future - your face and your wrecked shoulder will thank you. Mind you your face did a number on Scott's knuckles:

NCPokey · 07-03-2010, 12:43 PM

Poor Bolduc, I still don't know what he was thinking fighting him. At least chop block him down to the ice first.

Decent signing though, he's a good depth player.

Mr. Canucklehead · 07-03-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NCPokey

Poor Bolduc, I still don't know what he was thinking fighting him. At least chop block him down to the ice first.

Decent signing though, he's a good depth player.

Yeah, colour me mystified as to what the F Bolduc was thinking there. You could see Rypien on the bench hollering at the refs to end the fight.

RobertKron · 07-03-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LostMyGlasses

Its always fun watching undersized and undergunned fourth liners run around trying to take on other fouth liners.

You know that the point of hockey is to end the game with more goals than the opposition, and not more fight wins, right?

Wetcoaster · 07-03-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Canucklehead

Yeah, colour me mystified as to what the F Bolduc was thinking there. You could see Rypien on the bench hollering at the refs to end the fight.

This is one match where Bolduc should get in close and hold on for dear life not stand back and let Scott use his huge reach advantage.

He gets high marks for guts and low marks for smarts.

Wetcoaster · 07-03-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MW

You know that the point of hockey is to end the game with more goals than the opposition, and not more fight wins, right?

You mean that pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence are not the way to go? Worked for the Leafs, eh?

LostMyGlasses* · 07-05-2010, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Canucklehead

Yeah, colour me mystified as to what the F Bolduc was thinking there. You could see Rypien on the bench hollering at the refs to end the fight.

Fourth liners fight, no matter their size, when called upon.

I remember watching Jaffray getting worked over at least 3 times on the fourth line.

Hope his shoulder has recuperated.

MKennedy · 07-05-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wetcoaster

Some pro bono (lawyer-speak for "free") advice for Bolduc - avoid fighting John Scott (now playing pylon for the Blackhawks) in future - your face and your wrecked shoulder will thank you. Mind you your face did a number on Scott's knuckles:

John Scott is such a ****ing piece of ****, I hope to go he gets whats coming to him sooner or later. I would love for him and Boogard to go at it. To bad they play in difference conferences.

edit: Also think he's a ****** bag for his comments afterwards, can't find exactly what he said but I was so pissed and minny's coach even said something about him not being happy about the comments.

FloydTheBarber · 07-05-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MKennedy

John Scott is such a ****ing piece of ****, I hope to go he gets whats coming to him sooner or later. I would love for him and Boogard to go at it. To bad they play in difference conferences.

edit: Also think he's a ****** bag for his comments afterwards, can't find exactly what he said but I was so pissed and minny's coach even said something about him not being happy about the comments.

Don't remember what he said, but Scott did nothing wrong in that fight, he just destroyed Bolduc. Didn't show boat, didn't laugh at him, didn't keep it going once the refs stopped it, and Bolduc challenged him.

I don't see what makes John Scott a POS from watching that. As for post-game comments, well the biggest POS is Adam Burish