Three years ago, Lance Bouma had one of the best years of his hockey-playing career. Not just NHL – hockey, in general, dating back to his Bantam and Midget days. He’s never been a big scorer, but 34 points in the NHL? That’s impressive, especially considering Bouma’s years of playing history.
That netted him a three-year, $2.2 million per contract. Two years into it, and he hasn’t come remotely close to meeting the expectations that one year set.
This, unfortunately, is not a surprise.
2016-17 season summary
Bouma had somewhat of a better year than he did in 2015-16.