BluesSK wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:29 pm
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:44 pm
Ozzies09tc wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:10 pm
That's fair.
Devil's advocate, they're in the ballpark of Crosby, Larkin, Laine, Stamkos, Draisaitl...
But Kyrou had more goals than everyone on that list except Draisaitl and Kyrou certainly isn't on a line and PP unit with McDavid.
The other interesting thing is, all those guys were top 15 picks, with most being top 3 picks while Kyrou was a second rounder and has been a homerun for the Blues.
Yeah he scores but he's arguably the worst defensive forward in the League. He sctoed 26 even strength goals and was a -38.
I hope this improves.
Sure, it's definitely his area improvement needed although calling him the worst in the league is a bit harsh. He's been fine defensively every year before and it took a dip last year. He has improved as a player every single season since he came into the league so he clearly has the desire and work ethic to get better and with that now being the focus, I think he will improve that part of his game.
He wasn't signed to his contract to play defense though, he was signed to score goals, and I think he wanted to prove he was worth that contract and was so offensive minded that he lacked the effort in the defensive zone many times. We saw it, coasting around the defensive zone.
I'm not terribly concerned about his plus minus, as TC pointed out, he was on the ice for pretty much every empty net goal against and this team was comical last year with an empty net. It was a guaranteed goal against.
All this is to say, he is one of the least of my worries on the team.