The 6-foot-3, 218-pounder immediately becomes Pittsburgh’s No. 2 defender. He’s big, burly and not afraid to throw his weight around, but he can also score. His best season was 2006-07, when he tallied 19 goals and 51 points and finished with a plus-2 rating, while regularly playing the point on the power play and earning a place in the All-Star Game.

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I think that quote says it all. I was surprised to see that Grigg’s thinks Boucher will be our #2. I assume that obviously means #2 until Whitney and Gonch come back, but still impressive none-the-less.

I’m still a bit torqued you guys got a solid defenseman (unless his injuries have really done him under) in return for one who wasn’t even playing. That’s it, I’m filing a grievance.