Trade Kyrou or Not?

[moose-and-squirrel]

Kyrou did drive the net on that goal and did make some other plays during the series but you shouldn’t be able to count them on one hand. As a famous coach once said to Stevie Y do you want to be a 100 point player or do you want to win cups? If Stevie Y can be challenged to bring a better overall game than so can Jordan Kyrou.

If Yzerman can do something, then 99.2112 percent of other players cannot do it.

I’m not trying to compare Kyrou to Yzerman as a whole but the just the attitude to improve at what he needed to for the sake of the team. I also think Kyrou could be a 80-90 point player if he wants to be.

How in the name of Bomac do you know anything about his "attitude"?

Of his draft class, he was 35th overall, but eighth in goals scored. Something about his "attitude" is working.

Not necessarily including you in his list of detractors, but he could score 50 goals and some would still complain about him.

I don't like his nose.. trade him

[Harry York 37]

Kyrou did drive the net on that goal and did make some other plays during the series but you shouldn’t be able to count them on one hand. As a famous coach once said to Stevie Y do you want to be a 100 point player or do you want to win cups? If Stevie Y can be challenged to bring a better overall game than so can Jordan Kyrou.

If Yzerman can do something, then 99.2112 percent of other players cannot do it.

I’m not trying to compare Kyrou to Yzerman as a whole but the just the attitude to improve at what he needed to for the sake of the team. I also think Kyrou could be a 80-90 point player if he wants to be.

How in the name of Bomac do you know anything about his "attitude"?

Of his draft class, he was 35th overall, but eighth in goals scored. Something about his "attitude" is working.

Not necessarily including you in his list of detractors, but he could score 50 goals and some would still complain about him.

I don't like his nose.. trade him

The list of top-notch scorers who never won a cup until they had a "change in attitude" is long and deep.
I would love for Kyrou to change his "attitude" as so many other offensive wizards have done.

I ain't sure he has the mental strength to do so.
He might....

If he doesn't, he will never be on that list.

[moose-and-squirrel]

Kyrou did drive the net on that goal and did make some other plays during the series but you shouldn’t be able to count them on one hand. As a famous coach once said to Stevie Y do you want to be a 100 point player or do you want to win cups? If Stevie Y can be challenged to bring a better overall game than so can Jordan Kyrou.

If Yzerman can do something, then 99.2112 percent of other players cannot do it.

I’m not trying to compare Kyrou to Yzerman as a whole but the just the attitude to improve at what he needed to for the sake of the team. I also think Kyrou could be a 80-90 point player if he wants to be.

How in the name of Bomac do you know anything about his "attitude"?

Of his draft class, he was 35th overall, but eighth in goals scored. Something about his "attitude" is working.

Not necessarily including you in his list of detractors, but he could score 50 goals and some would still complain about him.

I don't like his nose.. trade him

The list of top-notch scorers who never won a cup until they had a "change in attitude" is long and deep.
I would love for Kyrou to change his "attitude" as so many other offensive wizards have done.

I ain't sure he has the mental strength to do so.
He might....

If he doesn't, he will never be on that list.

that doesn't change his nose... he's got to go

[Harry York 37]

Kyrou did drive the net on that goal and did make some other plays during the series but you shouldn’t be able to count them on one hand. As a famous coach once said to Stevie Y do you want to be a 100 point player or do you want to win cups? If Stevie Y can be challenged to bring a better overall game than so can Jordan Kyrou.

If Yzerman can do something, then 99.2112 percent of other players cannot do it.

I’m not trying to compare Kyrou to Yzerman as a whole but the just the attitude to improve at what he needed to for the sake of the team. I also think Kyrou could be a 80-90 point player if he wants to be.

How in the name of Bomac do you know anything about his "attitude"?

Of his draft class, he was 35th overall, but eighth in goals scored. Something about his "attitude" is working.

Not necessarily including you in his list of detractors, but he could score 50 goals and some would still complain about him.

I don't like his nose.. trade him

The list of top-notch scorers who never won a cup until they had a "change in attitude" is long and deep.
I would love for Kyrou to change his "attitude" as so many other offensive wizards have done.

I ain't sure he has the mental strength to do so.
He might....

If he doesn't, he will never be on that list.

that doesn't change his nose... he's got to go

If we trade him, it better not be to the Kings, cause LA has the best plastic surgeons - he would come back to haunt us.

[STL fan in MN]

The only reason this is coming up at all is because there is media buzz and stuff being stirred up about him because he has a NTC kicking in July 1.

I don’t know what more people want out of JK.

The guy has made improvements to his game every single year since the Blues were in the cellar. I think this season he was amazing down the stretch. I’m pretty sure the Holloway Schenn Kyrou line was one of the best in the entire league during the 19-3-4 run.

People talk about line pairs….well Holloway and Kyrou is probably this team’s deadliest pair and everyone wants to break it up.

Nuts.

They were. In 499 minutes, the Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou line scored 29 goals and allowed 14. A 67.4% goal share. Conversely, the Neighbours-Thomas-Buchy line, with a little less sample size with only 358 minutes as a trio, scored 22 goals and allowed 11 for a 66.7% goal share. They loading the 1st line with Buchy-Thomas-Kyrou for 166 minutes this season, they scored 7 and allowed 3 for a 70% goal share. In only 25 minutes of ice, Holloway-Thomas-Kyrou were paired and they scored 5 goals and allowed 0.

So yes, Kyrou was quite good this season. In the regular season. In the playoffs, the Buchy-Thomas-Snuggy line scored 5 and allowed zero…only to be outdone by the WTF line - 6 goals scored to 0 against. Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou scored 2 and allowed 3. Was that because of the absence of Holloway? Kyrou hurt? Idk.

But there’s no denying Kyrou was very good in the regular season. He did look hurt to him in the playoffs but I’d like to know more what his injuries were as yeah, his compete level looked like garbage.

[moose-and-squirrel]

The only reason this is coming up at all is because there is media buzz and stuff being stirred up about him because he has a NTC kicking in July 1.

I don’t know what more people want out of JK.

The guy has made improvements to his game every single year since the Blues were in the cellar. I think this season he was amazing down the stretch. I’m pretty sure the Holloway Schenn Kyrou line was one of the best in the entire league during the 19-3-4 run.

People talk about line pairs….well Holloway and Kyrou is probably this team’s deadliest pair and everyone wants to break it up.

Nuts.

They were. In 499 minutes, the Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou line scored 29 goals and allowed 14. A 67.4% goal share. Conversely, the Neighbours-Thomas-Buchy line, with a little less sample size with only 358 minutes as a trio, scored 22 goals and allowed 11 for a 66.7% goal share. They loading the 1st line with Buchy-Thomas-Kyrou for 166 minutes this season, they scored 7 and allowed 3 for a 70% goal share. In only 25 minutes of ice, Holloway-Thomas-Kyrou were paired and they scored 5 goals and allowed 0.

So yes, Kyrou was quite good this season. In the regular season. In the playoffs, the Buchy-Thomas-Snuggy line scored 5 and allowed zero…only to be outdone by the WTF line - 6 goals scored to 0 against. Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou scored 2 and allowed 3. Was that because of the absence of Holloway? Kyrou hurt? Idk.

But there’s no denying Kyrou was very good in the regular season. He did look hurt to him in the playoffs but I’d like to know more what his injuries were as yeah, his compete level looked like garbage.

but... the nose

[moose-and-squirrel]

Kyrou did drive the net on that goal and did make some other plays during the series but you shouldn’t be able to count them on one hand. As a famous coach once said to Stevie Y do you want to be a 100 point player or do you want to win cups? If Stevie Y can be challenged to bring a better overall game than so can Jordan Kyrou.

If Yzerman can do something, then 99.2112 percent of other players cannot do it.

I’m not trying to compare Kyrou to Yzerman as a whole but the just the attitude to improve at what he needed to for the sake of the team. I also think Kyrou could be a 80-90 point player if he wants to be.

How in the name of Bomac do you know anything about his "attitude"?

Of his draft class, he was 35th overall, but eighth in goals scored. Something about his "attitude" is working.

Not necessarily including you in his list of detractors, but he could score 50 goals and some would still complain about him.

I don't like his nose.. trade him

The list of top-notch scorers who never won a cup until they had a "change in attitude" is long and deep.
I would love for Kyrou to change his "attitude" as so many other offensive wizards have done.

I ain't sure he has the mental strength to do so.
He might....

If he doesn't, he will never be on that list.

that doesn't change his nose... he's got to go

If we trade him, it better not be to the Kings, cause LA has the best plastic surgeons - he would come back to haunt us.

good point

[TAFKAP]

The only reason this is coming up at all is because there is media buzz and stuff being stirred up about him because he has a NTC kicking in July 1.

I don’t know what more people want out of JK.

The guy has made improvements to his game every single year since the Blues were in the cellar. I think this season he was amazing down the stretch. I’m pretty sure the Holloway Schenn Kyrou line was one of the best in the entire league during the 19-3-4 run.

People talk about line pairs….well Holloway and Kyrou is probably this team’s deadliest pair and everyone wants to break it up.

Nuts.

They were. In 499 minutes, the Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou line scored 29 goals and allowed 14. A 67.4% goal share. Conversely, the Neighbours-Thomas-Buchy line, with a little less sample size with only 358 minutes as a trio, scored 22 goals and allowed 11 for a 66.7% goal share. They loading the 1st line with Buchy-Thomas-Kyrou for 166 minutes this season, they scored 7 and allowed 3 for a 70% goal share. In only 25 minutes of ice, Holloway-Thomas-Kyrou were paired and they scored 5 goals and allowed 0.

So yes, Kyrou was quite good this season. In the regular season. In the playoffs, the Buchy-Thomas-Snuggy line scored 5 and allowed zero…only to be outdone by the WTF line - 6 goals scored to 0 against. Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou scored 2 and allowed 3. Was that because of the absence of Holloway? Kyrou hurt? Idk.

But there’s no denying Kyrou was very good in the regular season. He did look hurt to him in the playoffs but I’d like to know more what his injuries were as yeah, his compete level looked like garbage.

The people who make the decisions, know what his injuries were. I guess that's what will tell us if he competed hard or not. Since 21-22 his totals are 75,73,67,and 70. 70 point wingers don't grow on trees, so if they're going to trade him due to his "Compete", they are going to either pull off something truly special (Huberdeau and Weegar for MT) or they're going to get hosed. Not something that happens to Army very often.

[blues2112]

1. he is not of much use to me, or to the Blues. ...

2. It appears the only way JK can begin to reach his full potential is with Holloway. ...

3. We have a glaring example of wasted potential on our books and in our locker rooms and on the ice and on the bench for four more years.

Harry, you're a good poster, but wow.

1. Except for those pesky 131 goals the past four seasons

2. Kyou's best point season, best goal season and best assist season were without Holloway. Kyrou has produced without Holloway. Holloway scored 17 goals in 82 career games with Oilers, 26 in 77 games with Blues, getting hot when playing with Kyrou the last couple months of the season.It's obvious you can't stand Kyrou and only see his deficiencies, but that combination — along with Schenn's leadership — was phenomenal.

3. Go back to No. 1.

[Harry York 37]

1. he is not of much use to me, or to the Blues. ...

2. It appears the only way JK can begin to reach his full potential is with Holloway. ...

3. We have a glaring example of wasted potential on our books and in our locker rooms and on the ice and on the bench for four more years.

Harry, you're a good poster, but wow.

1. Except for those pesky 131 goals the past four seasons

2. Kyou's best point season, best goal season and best assist season were without Holloway. Kyrou has produced without Holloway. Holloway scored 17 goals in 82 career games with Oilers, 26 in 77 games with Blues, getting hot when playing with Kyrou the last couple months of the season.It's obvious you can't stand Kyrou and only see his deficiencies, but that combination — along with Schenn's leadership — was phenomenal.

3. Go back to No. 1.

Thanks, I feel the same about you, 2112.


No 1 is always about the post season. I don't care if he wins the Art Ross every year if we never challenge for a second Cup.


Kyrou's best seasons were-
before his ASG Life-Changing Experience for selfish play
and
With Holloway.
His plus minus in those seasons in-between was abysmal. Those were the years when he was painfully obvious in his disdain for forechecking, or even in getting the puck in deep. For the tenth time, I never understood how Buchneveich kept from strangling him on the bench, but Buch probably reckoned that if JK outranked Berube, he had better keep digging all the pucks out for him.

I actually wonder what Holloway's candid thoughts about Kyrou might be.


People forget that I actually can have an open mind. I HATED Kyrou after the Berube incident, and his play justified every bit of it. Then, after Bannister- a kinder and gentler coach paired him with Buch- a talented workaholic who never caused trouble... Kyrou began to make strides at being a not-abysmal 200-foot player. I saw it in fits and in small increments, but I began to actually have tiny hopes for him. By the time he got paired with Holloway- thanks to Kyrou Sr (Brandon Saad) getting his LAZY and non-competitive (donkey) cut... he really started coming along. I was elated for him and for the Blues. I was one of the first to say that Holloway, being almost exactly the same size, was a great inspiration for him to "leave the perimeter" and get his hands at least a little dirty. I think Kyrou was in real danger of being "shown up" for how he plays for the first time in, maybe, ever.
If you have a good memory, I frequently argued FOR Kyrou during most of last season.

Then Holloway got hurt and Kyrou regressed. Ohhhh, how he regressed.
Its like getting fooled by the same con man twice.
Will the real Jordan Kyrou please stand up? And, goddangit- STAY on your hind legs and play like a man?

[blues2112]

1. he is not of much use to me, or to the Blues. ...

2. It appears the only way JK can begin to reach his full potential is with Holloway. ...

3. We have a glaring example of wasted potential on our books and in our locker rooms and on the ice and on the bench for four more years.

Harry, you're a good poster, but wow.

1. Except for those pesky 131 goals the past four seasons

2. Kyou's best point season, best goal season and best assist season were without Holloway. Kyrou has produced without Holloway. Holloway scored 17 goals in 82 career games with Oilers, 26 in 77 games with Blues, getting hot when playing with Kyrou the last couple months of the season.It's obvious you can't stand Kyrou and only see his deficiencies, but that combination — along with Schenn's leadership — was phenomenal.

3. Go back to No. 1.

Thanks, I feel the same about you, 2112.


No 1 is always about the post season. I don't care if he wins the Art Ross every year if we never challenge for a second Cup.


Kyrou's best seasons were-
before his ASG Life-Changing Experience for selfish play
and
With Holloway.
His plus minus in those seasons in-between was abysmal. Those were the years when he was painfully obvious in his disdain for forechecking, or even in getting the puck in deep. For the tenth time, I never understood how Buchneveich kept from strangling him on the bench, but Buch probably reckoned that if JK outranked Berube, he had better keep digging all the pucks out for him.

I actually wonder what Holloway's candid thoughts about Kyrou might be.


People forget that I actually can have an open mind. I HATED Kyrou after the Berube incident, and his play justified every bit of it. Then, after Bannister- a kinder and gentler coach paired him with Buch- a talented workaholic who never caused trouble... Kyrou began to make strides at being a not-abysmal 200-foot player. I saw it in fits and in small increments, but I began to actually have tiny hopes for him. By the time he got paired with Holloway- thanks to Kyrou Sr (Brandon Saad) getting his LAZY and non-competitive (donkey) cut... he really started coming along. I was elated for him and for the Blues. I was one of the first to say that Holloway, being almost exactly the same size, was a great inspiration for him to "leave the perimeter" and get his hands at least a little dirty. I think Kyrou was in real danger of being "shown up" for how he plays for the first time in, maybe, ever.
If you have a good memory, I frequently argued FOR Kyrou during most of last season.

Then Holloway got hurt and Kyrou regressed. Ohhhh, how he regressed.
Its like getting fooled by the same con man twice.
Will the real Jordan Kyrou please stand up? And, goddangit- STAY on your hind legs and play like a man?

A civil and respectful disagreement on Blues Talk!

Frame it!

[Harry York 37]

1. he is not of much use to me, or to the Blues. ...

2. It appears the only way JK can begin to reach his full potential is with Holloway. ...

3. We have a glaring example of wasted potential on our books and in our locker rooms and on the ice and on the bench for four more years.

Harry, you're a good poster, but wow.

1. Except for those pesky 131 goals the past four seasons

2. Kyou's best point season, best goal season and best assist season were without Holloway. Kyrou has produced without Holloway. Holloway scored 17 goals in 82 career games with Oilers, 26 in 77 games with Blues, getting hot when playing with Kyrou the last couple months of the season.It's obvious you can't stand Kyrou and only see his deficiencies, but that combination — along with Schenn's leadership — was phenomenal.

3. Go back to No. 1.

Thanks, I feel the same about you, 2112.


No 1 is always about the post season. I don't care if he wins the Art Ross every year if we never challenge for a second Cup.


Kyrou's best seasons were-
before his ASG Life-Changing Experience for selfish play
and
With Holloway.
His plus minus in those seasons in-between was abysmal. Those were the years when he was painfully obvious in his disdain for forechecking, or even in getting the puck in deep. For the tenth time, I never understood how Buchneveich kept from strangling him on the bench, but Buch probably reckoned that if JK outranked Berube, he had better keep digging all the pucks out for him.

I actually wonder what Holloway's candid thoughts about Kyrou might be.


People forget that I actually can have an open mind. I HATED Kyrou after the Berube incident, and his play justified every bit of it. Then, after Bannister- a kinder and gentler coach paired him with Buch- a talented workaholic who never caused trouble... Kyrou began to make strides at being a not-abysmal 200-foot player. I saw it in fits and in small increments, but I began to actually have tiny hopes for him. By the time he got paired with Holloway- thanks to Kyrou Sr (Brandon Saad) getting his LAZY and non-competitive (donkey) cut... he really started coming along. I was elated for him and for the Blues. I was one of the first to say that Holloway, being almost exactly the same size, was a great inspiration for him to "leave the perimeter" and get his hands at least a little dirty. I think Kyrou was in real danger of being "shown up" for how he plays for the first time in, maybe, ever.
If you have a good memory, I frequently argued FOR Kyrou during most of last season.

Then Holloway got hurt and Kyrou regressed. Ohhhh, how he regressed.
Its like getting fooled by the same con man twice.
Will the real Jordan Kyrou please stand up? And, goddangit- STAY on your hind legs and play like a man?

A civil and respectful disagreement on Blues Talk!

Frame it!

You got it started, my Blues Brother.
I get hot and that has always been an issue for me. It made me a better Football and Ice Hockey player, but it has no place outside the gridiron or the ice. About three weeks ago I was on a tear and Same Old Blues called me out for it. I was self-aware enough to know I was over the line but too stubborn to back off of where I was. I read his post, and made a choice and answered him with "Point taken" and I have been trying to stay calm since then.
It hasn't always worked- Its tough when posters who have very very obviously never laced them up and played for a team, and counted on their linemates and the the whole team to do the right thing... post nonsense.
MN is a great example to follow. He has forgotten more that 95% of the posters here will ever know about Ice Hockey, but he keeps it fair and legal.
Let's Go Blues!!!

[blues2112]

1. he is not of much use to me, or to the Blues. ...

2. It appears the only way JK can begin to reach his full potential is with Holloway. ...

3. We have a glaring example of wasted potential on our books and in our locker rooms and on the ice and on the bench for four more years.

Harry, you're a good poster, but wow.

1. Except for those pesky 131 goals the past four seasons

2. Kyou's best point season, best goal season and best assist season were without Holloway. Kyrou has produced without Holloway. Holloway scored 17 goals in 82 career games with Oilers, 26 in 77 games with Blues, getting hot when playing with Kyrou the last couple months of the season.It's obvious you can't stand Kyrou and only see his deficiencies, but that combination — along with Schenn's leadership — was phenomenal.

3. Go back to No. 1.

Thanks, I feel the same about you, 2112.


No 1 is always about the post season. I don't care if he wins the Art Ross every year if we never challenge for a second Cup.


Kyrou's best seasons were-
before his ASG Life-Changing Experience for selfish play
and
With Holloway.
His plus minus in those seasons in-between was abysmal. Those were the years when he was painfully obvious in his disdain for forechecking, or even in getting the puck in deep. For the tenth time, I never understood how Buchneveich kept from strangling him on the bench, but Buch probably reckoned that if JK outranked Berube, he had better keep digging all the pucks out for him.

I actually wonder what Holloway's candid thoughts about Kyrou might be.


People forget that I actually can have an open mind. I HATED Kyrou after the Berube incident, and his play justified every bit of it. Then, after Bannister- a kinder and gentler coach paired him with Buch- a talented workaholic who never caused trouble... Kyrou began to make strides at being a not-abysmal 200-foot player. I saw it in fits and in small increments, but I began to actually have tiny hopes for him. By the time he got paired with Holloway- thanks to Kyrou Sr (Brandon Saad) getting his LAZY and non-competitive (donkey) cut... he really started coming along. I was elated for him and for the Blues. I was one of the first to say that Holloway, being almost exactly the same size, was a great inspiration for him to "leave the perimeter" and get his hands at least a little dirty. I think Kyrou was in real danger of being "shown up" for how he plays for the first time in, maybe, ever.
If you have a good memory, I frequently argued FOR Kyrou during most of last season.

Then Holloway got hurt and Kyrou regressed. Ohhhh, how he regressed.
Its like getting fooled by the same con man twice.
Will the real Jordan Kyrou please stand up? And, goddangit- STAY on your hind legs and play like a man?

A civil and respectful disagreement on Blues Talk!

Frame it!

You got it started, my Blues Brother.
I get hot and that has always been an issue for me. It made me a better Football and Ice Hockey player, but it has no place outside the gridiron or the ice. About three weeks ago I was on a tear and Same Old Blues called me out for it. I was self-aware enough to know I was over the line but too stubborn to back off of where I was. I read his post, and made a choice and answered him with "Point taken" and I have been trying to stay calm since then.
It hasn't always worked- Its tough when posters who have very very obviously never laced them up and played for a team, and counted on their linemates and the the whole team to do the right thing... post nonsense.
MN is a great example to follow. He has forgotten more that 95% of the posters here will ever know about Ice Hockey, but he keeps it fair and legal.
Let's Go Blues!!!

Ditto all of that! Especially the bold and italics.

I TRY to never respond to the "posters" who simply provoke vitriol or others who project their wishes as fact or probability.

Let's Go Blues!!!

[moose-and-squirrel]

the only way I see Kyrou traded is to get out from under his contract and sign Bennett

other than that, better off to keep him

[TheJackBurton]

The only reason this is coming up at all is because there is media buzz and stuff being stirred up about him because he has a NTC kicking in July 1.

I don’t know what more people want out of JK.

The guy has made improvements to his game every single year since the Blues were in the cellar. I think this season he was amazing down the stretch. I’m pretty sure the Holloway Schenn Kyrou line was one of the best in the entire league during the 19-3-4 run.

People talk about line pairs….well Holloway and Kyrou is probably this team’s deadliest pair and everyone wants to break it up.

Nuts.

They were. In 499 minutes, the Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou line scored 29 goals and allowed 14. A 67.4% goal share. Conversely, the Neighbours-Thomas-Buchy line, with a little less sample size with only 358 minutes as a trio, scored 22 goals and allowed 11 for a 66.7% goal share. They loading the 1st line with Buchy-Thomas-Kyrou for 166 minutes this season, they scored 7 and allowed 3 for a 70% goal share. In only 25 minutes of ice, Holloway-Thomas-Kyrou were paired and they scored 5 goals and allowed 0.

So yes, Kyrou was quite good this season. In the regular season. In the playoffs, the Buchy-Thomas-Snuggy line scored 5 and allowed zero…only to be outdone by the WTF line - 6 goals scored to 0 against. Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou scored 2 and allowed 3. Was that because of the absence of Holloway? Kyrou hurt? Idk.

But there’s no denying Kyrou was very good in the regular season. He did look hurt to him in the playoffs but I’d like to know more what his injuries were as yeah, his compete level looked like garbage.

The people who make the decisions, know what his injuries were. I guess that's what will tell us if he competed hard or not. Since 21-22 his totals are 75,73,67,and 70. 70 point wingers don't grow on trees, so if they're going to trade him due to his "Compete", they are going to either pull off something truly special (Huberdeau and Weegar for MT) or they're going to get hosed. Not something that happens to Army very often.

I simply don't see Army trading Kyrou for a lateral or worse move.

If he is traded it's because Army truly believes it's a move to get a better player/s

The NTC kicks in so it doesn't allow for a lot of time, but if it does, and the worst thing we have is a forward who averages 29-35-64 a season with blazing fast speed for 8.125 million I'm good with that.

Now the one thing I would change is he is a goal scorer, and far too often he stops just past the blue line, curls and looks to pass. No take that black round disk and get it on net, enough with avoiding as much contact as possible.

If William Nylander can figure out how to play in the post season, anyone can.

[moose-and-squirrel]

The only reason this is coming up at all is because there is media buzz and stuff being stirred up about him because he has a NTC kicking in July 1.

I don’t know what more people want out of JK.

The guy has made improvements to his game every single year since the Blues were in the cellar. I think this season he was amazing down the stretch. I’m pretty sure the Holloway Schenn Kyrou line was one of the best in the entire league during the 19-3-4 run.

People talk about line pairs….well Holloway and Kyrou is probably this team’s deadliest pair and everyone wants to break it up.

Nuts.

They were. In 499 minutes, the Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou line scored 29 goals and allowed 14. A 67.4% goal share. Conversely, the Neighbours-Thomas-Buchy line, with a little less sample size with only 358 minutes as a trio, scored 22 goals and allowed 11 for a 66.7% goal share. They loading the 1st line with Buchy-Thomas-Kyrou for 166 minutes this season, they scored 7 and allowed 3 for a 70% goal share. In only 25 minutes of ice, Holloway-Thomas-Kyrou were paired and they scored 5 goals and allowed 0.

So yes, Kyrou was quite good this season. In the regular season. In the playoffs, the Buchy-Thomas-Snuggy line scored 5 and allowed zero…only to be outdone by the WTF line - 6 goals scored to 0 against. Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou scored 2 and allowed 3. Was that because of the absence of Holloway? Kyrou hurt? Idk.

But there’s no denying Kyrou was very good in the regular season. He did look hurt to him in the playoffs but I’d like to know more what his injuries were as yeah, his compete level looked like garbage.

The people who make the decisions, know what his injuries were. I guess that's what will tell us if he competed hard or not. Since 21-22 his totals are 75,73,67,and 70. 70 point wingers don't grow on trees, so if they're going to trade him due to his "Compete", they are going to either pull off something truly special (Huberdeau and Weegar for MT) or they're going to get hosed. Not something that happens to Army very often.

I simply don't see Army trading Kyrou for a lateral or worse move.

If he is traded it's because Army truly believes it's a move to get a better player/s

The NTC kicks in so it doesn't allow for a lot of time, but if it does, and the worst thing we have is a forward who averages 29-35-64 a season with blazing fast speed for 8.125 million I'm good with that.

Now the one thing I would change is he is a goal scorer, and far too often he stops just past the blue line, curls and looks to pass. No take that black round disk and get it on net, enough with avoiding as much contact as possible.

If William Nylander can figure out how to play in the post season, anyone can.

when I've watched TOR in the playoffs, Nylander always plays hard for TOR.. one of the few that actually does