Ray bourque review! (god) [with clips]
Hey y'all! Been a while since I bought new players! But you know who I bought ? Mfing Ray bourque! So without furthew adew... Heres my review:
Skating: 10 (I consider sullivan to be a 10)
Naaaaang! Thats ray, honestly the kid's got wheels! I thought that nieds was fast but oh man this is on another f-ing level! For starters, hes got tremendous agility (89) that plays well above that. Being 5'11 you notice the shifty moves he can pull off. If endurance (86) is an issue, I activated CG which gives him that extra boost of gatorade. With 91 acceleration and 89 speed you can see here https://youtu.be/vwv80-SM5e4 how he flies-by opponments. All in all he feels similar to sully just slightly slower. Still a perfect score imo.
Sniping: 9 (bucyk gets perfect)
Mr.Bourque has a real cannon. With OJ active, good luck... None of his shooting attributes are below 91, the lowest being his SSP (91) and highest SSA(95) and WSA (95) here is an example of that https://youtu.be/Kr9Q_svDZZQ In my opinion, I was quite surprised how accurate and powerfull his clapper was. If you are the type of guy that loooves point shots, bourque's your guy.
Hands: 10( manny and richards are perfect)
Mcdangles... Seriously this guy has some nifty mitts! His lowest ability is a 92! (hand-eye). His deking ability is a 93 which is really impressive https://youtu.be/iLWDwCCZDQg his movements are very crisp and cover a lot of space. He's got some great puck control (93) so if fancy dekes arent your thing dont worry! His passing ability (95) is perfext espcially with TT and CG activated. Kid is probably the best OFD for the money imo.
Physical: 7 (Lindros gets 10)
This is his weakest attribute by a mile. 87 of durability doesnt seem tooo bad but when you check out his 86 strength,82 body checking and 80 agression, It's sad... In all honestly with OJ and DR he merely becomes an average hitter. At 5'11 he can hold his own but damn does he struggle. Again, he can hold his own but compared to weber and other D he is wayy behind. If you pair him with a somewhat solid hitter it wont be a big deal imo. If you REALLY dont like weaker D. Put the sucker on the wing.
Defensive: 8 (manny gets 10)
Bourque is suprisingly accurate with the poke. Having 87 stick checking is imo above average. Hes no suter, but he aint useless. In my eyes bourque is similar to subban in this category. Bourque does have much better defensive awarness (94) so that AI can be useful. When it comes to shot blocking I havent noticed much. Its not a stat you do notice (86). Hes definately not a liability but like I said you dont buy him for that.
Summary: Bourque is an excellent OFD. Perfect offensively and can make some clutch defensive plays. At 130k hes one of the best LD for the money.
Bonus: Bourque get 50 points for being a qc, loses 30 for being a bruin.
SYNERGIES: OJ DR TT AND CG were active.
All clips : https://youtu.be/7cy2H4xGlS4
Agree? Disagree? Let me know!
Posted Jan 22, 2017, 2:59 AM UTC