Mark Roe

how much was that on your on your mind and how much is that a goal of yours each year to be a part of the top three uh going for the norris trophy in your position for sure um yeah when i saw that come out it's definitely uh you know upset a little bit um but you can't really let that bother you you don't really think about it uh

Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard joining us on Overdrive.

And when we always hear about the exit interviews, it's the coach or it's the management team talking to the player and evaluating the year that they had.

But when you're at the level that a player like you're at, I'm sure they want to get your thoughts as well.

Give us your assessment of the situation right now with the Edmonton Oilers and what you guys need to do to take that next step.

Awesome stuff.

Well, Evan, congratulations on a great season.

We're looking forward to you suiting up for Team Canada and winning that world championship and ending your season on a high note.

But we appreciate you joining us here on Overdrive, and best of luck in Switzerland.

We have Evan Bouchard, defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers and for the Canadian team that will be going over to Switzerland.

And again, they haven't officially named the roster, but we've heard a lot of reports like Macklin Celebrini, John Tavares, Ryan O'Reilly, Robert Thomas, Evan Bouchard.

I would think on paper we'll have the most talented team there.

I know Evan didn't get named to the Olympic team, and that was a disappointment, but I wasn't expecting Macklin Celebrini to say yes, give it his year.

So it would be great to see him there.

Like saying that...

Saying that there's politics has such a negative connotation.

But when you have such a deep talent pool like Canada does, you might have to show your federation what you can do, not just at the NHL level, but at the international level.

And again, I haven't seen the whole roster, but let's just presume he's the number one guy.

And he can show them something that...

Not only can I be the guy in the power play, and not only can I be the guy who's going to lead our team offensively from the blue line, but in a 2-1 game, I'll be that guy that can shut down the opposition as well.