You know what, yeah.
Two 3rd round picks could be tacked on as sweeteners in other deals, or used to move up a bit higher, especially if they are for this year's draft since we already have our own, and NYR's.
I just read it and was coming here to post it. I think there is some bias and selectivity, but for the most part I'd say it is a pretty damn accurate step-by-step breakdown of how we got here today. He has clearly had a lot of this article chambered for a while.
I thought about posting it for that part about what Petro would have signed for. But I don't buy he has a source given what you said, and I didn't want to open that xan again.
I think Armstrong has an outdated understanding on who you can build around. He keeps talking about how Thomas and Kyrou are PPG players which is something we never had during the mid 10's but never mentions that the % of the league that's PPG has raised significantly. Back then those are Franchise players, now they're just good 1st liners and I think the expectation that they are adequate to build around is inherently faulty and bringing us down the wrong path. It's neither Thomas nor Kyrou's fault, they're just not in the echelon that the expectations match where they fit in the context of the league. That said, I don't think their contracts are too high for their actual output either, I think the cast around them is a much bigger problem.
It isn’t false. Obviously “everyone” is hyperbole but look at the replies to that tweet. It’s nothing but Blues fans trashing Kyrou and whining that Berube is gone. It’s rather comical.
I’ll agree that it was probably a bit immature, but I can certainly understand his frustration. He pours in goals and people (including the target of the no comment) talks about his lack of defensive awareness. He works on his defense and the same people complaining about him not scoring, despite the fact that he is clearly snake bitten. No one wants to be the whipping boy, and I’m sure he would love to unload even more of his frustration, but he could have handled the question more diplomatically. That comes with experience.
Agreed. I think we are seeing frustration from kyrou. Frustration that he has been doing right things and points ain’t coming. Frustration that team stinks and finger is pointed at him. Frustration that Berube kept harping on him. I get it.
Oh, I agree. And like I said, outside of maybe one person here, I don't expect anyone on here to have that response. It's mainly towards the people on Twitter/X and Reddit who are screaming at the top of their lungs that he, and he alone, sabotaged the Blues to get Berube fired.
I want to offer a thought on it, but I already know no matter what gets said everyone who swears to God Armstrong was running Pietrangelo out of town come hell or high water isn't changing their mind, and everyone who swears to God Pietrangelo was getting the hell out no matter what offer Armstrong gave him isn't changing their mind either - and for both of those groups, there's no in-between they'll ever accept.
His brother was also a minority owner of Sioux City in the USHL that was majority owned by one of the Blues minority investors.
I think Army got a ton of criticism yesterday. I'm not surprised at the reaction to Kyrou though. It wasn't a great response and Kyrou is the most popular scapegoat on the Blues and has been since the moment the ink dried on his contract.
