Harry York 37 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025 13:57 pm
Emma bleeds blue wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025 10:25 am
Harry York 37 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025 10:07 am
IsDurbanodoingtime wrote: ↑28 Jun 2025 09:57 am
They needed a rd and they got him. They need a 2c more than us. Unless they are trading Demidov or Reinbacher and Mailloux (at a minimum), what do they have that we would remotely want for Kyrou?
If they don't have a good 2C to spare...
Here is praying Holloway continues to help Kyrou become a "Real Boy".
Hey Harry - serious question - I find a lot of your posts to be really informative and your views on Kyrou are pretty clear. I'm just curious - is there anything Kyrou could do to win you over as a fan? What is he lacking, in your opinion? Or is this the Berube thing?
**disclaimer - I'm legit curious and not trying to start a fight. He's probably my favorite player on the Blues so I'd like to understand the opposite perspective.
Thanks for the courteous response.
I went through four phases with Kyrou and I grow weary of the lack iof consistency.
Phase One- he came up with skills that could make your goddanged jaw drop (and he still can... when he f#(bleep) feels like it). This peaked at the All Star-Game where he was awarded "Fastest Skater". He was a Superstar waiting to happen. He got an 8.125 Million a year deal for 8 years.
Suddenly, he became disinterested in doing any dirty work and in playing anything remotely resembling "good two-way hockey". He was on a line with Thomas, and they stuck together.
This is Phase Two, and it didn't take forever for the Chief, Mr. Craig Berube, to call him out on it face-to-face after a game. Kyrou ignored Chief's advice and the team was ... mortifying to watch as Chief was fired and a Minor League Coach was brought in to coddle the younger generation of players. I HATED Kyrou at this point. I felt the success and money had turned his head and his play was stomach turning quite often as he failed to get the puck in deep, trying for slick plays that would make the evening podcasts and resulted in turnovers and pucks in the back of our net. His physicality was non-existent.
Bannister did take Kyrou off Thomas line and forced Buchnevich to center for him, dig pucks out for him, and cover for him as much as possible. This was my least favorite time as a Blues fan in recent memory. However, being a Blues fan, even as I cursed his gutless nonchalance I could see some sparks of improvement. I believe the tears he squeezed out were a genuine reaction to being unmercifully boo'd by his home town crowd. However, I don't think he was remotely close to fixing things anytime soon- if ever.
Then, he gets put on a line with Holloway.
Suddenly, Jordan Kyrou is on a line with a forward his own size... who can totally embarrass him, as Holloway is almost as fast and offensively gifted as Kyrou, but in stark and glowing contrast, takes great pleasure in punishing opponents when it suits his purpose. He also plays all three zones in this tenacious manner, and his poise and confidence are admirable.
This is Phase Three as Kyrou makes his move to become a remarkable story of growth and redemption.
I LOVE this Kyrou.
Hollway gets injured. Phase Four.
Kyrou reverts to the pitiful perimeter ghost he was during Phase Two.
He turned my stomach for most of the playoffs, and Game Seven will be hard for me to ever forget.
As I have said several times, if Kyrou remains a Blue, we COULD see a continuation of the growth he achieved before Holloway's injry.
That would be Jim Dandy, but its a hard way to root for an adult hockey player. If it sticks, rooting for Kyrou will be easy..
If.