Ok guys I’m getting excited. We have so many good forward prospects
scrivensB
I’m not writing Kyrou off, but I do hope at least a couple of these kids hits the NHL, ready to play 200ft hockey.
There is long long list of super exciting prospects that just never get their NHL legs going; Ty Rattie, Shawn Belle, Petr Sejna, Blair Atcheynum, Jim Montgomery, etc…
Kyrou is already a step above them, but he’s still way too close to the the line right now. I just hope he keeps getting better as opposed to pulling a Tony Hrkac. All the talent in the world, sticks around the league long enough, but never really puts it together in a meaningful way. The Hrkac Circus was INSANE at every level he played except the NHL. He he had NHL hands and skating, but he couldn’t lock down a top six forward role even with some amazing potential line-mates, and he just couldn’t play bottom six style hockey. He was built to score and score a ton, but against NHL D and back checking he just looked average and his all offense all the time style was a liability if he wasn’t going to become a 40/80 level scorer in the NHL.
Kyrou luckily has shown an ability to score at that level, but if he’s going to have to sacrifice some of the two way pay that most NHL forwards need, he’s going to have to show he can be 40/80 guy year after year after year and play with other guys who can cover for him.
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Damn hell of a day for the blues prospects!
Anotha one
Ok guys I’m getting excited. We have so many good forward prospects
I’m not writing Kyrou off, but I do hope at least a couple of these kids hits the NHL, ready to play 200ft hockey.
There is long long list of super exciting prospects that just never get their NHL legs going; Ty Rattie, Shawn Belle, Petr Sejna, Blair Atcheynum, Jim Montgomery, etc…
Kyrou is already a step above them, but he’s still way too close to the the line right now. I just hope he keeps getting better as opposed to pulling a Tony Hrkac. All the talent in the world, sticks around the league long enough, but never really puts it together in a meaningful way. The Hrkac Circus was INSANE at every level he played except the NHL. He he had NHL hands and skating, but he couldn’t lock down a top six forward role even with some amazing potential line-mates, and he just couldn’t play bottom six style hockey. He was built to score and score a ton, but against NHL D and back checking he just looked average and his all offense all the time style was a liability if he wasn’t going to become a 40/80 level scorer in the NHL.
Kyrou luckily has shown an ability to score at that level, but if he’s going to have to sacrifice some of the two way pay that most NHL forwards need, he’s going to have to show he can be 40/80 guy year after year after year and play with other guys who can cover for him.