#90 Nikita Chibrikov

[bumblebeeman]

It's sad ... people only look at the score sheet if he's not getting any points he's no good.
Lots of the media heads are mentioning Lowry's line is probably the best 3rd line in the NHL and I bet someone will pay Appleton over the summer especially if the Jets have a long run in the playoffs.

Are they one of the best 3rd lines, or an average 2nd line? But ya Appleton might be a cap casualty, which is chill with some of these young guys coming up.

I don't mean to suggest that Apples is as good offensively as Lambert. That remains to be seen. Just provide a bit of context to the "bad hands" comment.

Appleton's Moose team was pretty bad, not like this year's Moose though. He was head and shoulders the best player on the team the 1 time I went to a Moose game. In fact, I thought at the time that he was the best player on the ice. Posted that here somewhere.

Right now Appleton is almost definitely better offensively than Lambert. You don't see Appleton whiffing on empty nets like that haha. But Lambert has the potential for sure

 

[bumblebeeman]

I don't mean to suggest that Apples is as good offensively as Lambert. That remains to be seen. Just provide a bit of context to the "bad hands" comment.

Appleton's Moose team was pretty bad, not like this year's Moose though. He was head and shoulders the best player on the team the 1 time I went to a Moose game. In fact, I thought at the time that he was the best player on the ice. Posted that here somewhere.

Right now Appleton is almost definitely better offensively than Lambert. You don't see Appleton whiffing on empty nets like that haha. But Lambert has the potential for sure

 

[Flair Hay]

Are they one of the best 3rd lines, or an average 2nd line? But ya Appleton might be a cap casualty, which is chill with some of these young guys coming up.



Right now Appleton is almost definitely better offensively than Lambert. You don't see Appleton whiffing on empty nets like that haha. But Lambert has the potential for sure

Last year they were 13th best line in the NHL in expected goals % and 23rd in actual goals % (depending on how many mins cutoff is)

This year they are more ranked in the 20's in expected goals % and top 10 in actual goals %

If anything they are more like one of the best 2nd lines in the league and an average 1st line.

Appleton may be a likely cap casualty, but he definitely isn't holding anyone back in his role. Not that you were saying he is, just adding to discussion!

 

[bumblebeeman]

Last year they were 13th best line in the NHL in expected goals % and 23rd in actual goals % (depending on how many mins cutoff is)

This year they are more ranked in the 20's in expected goals % and top 10 in actual goals %

If anything they are more like one of the best 2nd lines in the league and an average 1st line.

Appleton may be a likely cap casualty, but he definitely isn't holding anyone back in his role. Not that you were saying he is, just adding to discussion!

They're great defensively, but lack the offense to be considered "one of the best 2nd lines" imo. Lowry has the most points and is tied for 109th for league scoring for forwards, (141st for ppg min. 10 gp).

But ya they're a consistently great line, and get the ice time they deserve.

Since this is the Chibrikov thread I'll just add that he seems like a great fit to replace Appleton next year. Tho I'm sure lots of players could slot in there and do well.

 

[Flair Hay]

They're great defensively, but lack the offense to be considered "one of the best 2nd lines" imo. Lowry has the most points and is tied for 109th for league scoring for forwards, (141st for ppg min. 10 gp).

But ya they're a consistently great line, and get the ice time they deserve.

Since this is the Chibrikov thread I'll just add that he seems like a great fit to replace Appleton next year. Tho I'm sure lots of players could slot in there and do well.

I can agree with this,all of it

 

[Skidooboy]

Chibby has top line written all over him.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I think you should spend a couple games watching Barron more closely. If I was a coach, he would be exactly the type of player that I’d want on my team.
He does all the little things right and I strongly disagree that he loses board battles. In fact, I feel the exact opposite and think he is one of the best on the Jets in that regard.
Even though he had 11 goals last year and eight goals a year before, which is really good numbers for a fourth line guy that doesn’t get a lot of minutes, I do agree that he probably doesn’t have the best hands.
The guy is definitely in a slump, but I wouldn’t write him off yet. He’s a far better than average fourth line player.

I think that Baron, Kupari and Iafallo are all better than average 4th liners. They spend a lot of time in the other team's zone and I never break a sweat when they're out there. Do I wish they would all score more? Yes, but they may give up setting up scoring plays to simply keep the opposition occupied in their own zone while the other three lines rest.

Who knows though.

 

[voyageur]

The Illegal Curve story on him today was a good read. I'd post it but I think the proprietors probably should before I do.

Gives you some idea of the mindset Arniel has into where he fits, and what his teammates think of him. Talks about him maybe being the same as AI in the lineup, capable energy guy in the bottom six, contributing to PP.

The tough one for Arniel is who to take out. Barron is the easiest target because he doesn't score, but his metrics on the PK are pretty good, better than any of the regular 4 forwards used, behind the tail end guys who don't get a lot of matchups against the opposition's top unit, like Connor and Apples.

I think the issue you might have with waiving Gus is he can kill penalties at an NHL level. And play center. Which might get him claimed. I would say Coghlan for sure gets claimed as injuries take their toll, and teams might look to weaken the Jets depth. I can't comment on where Anderson-Dolan is at after coming back to the Moose with a broken foot, but he did seem like a guy who was competing with Gustafsson in preseason, a player that Arniel wasn't overly optimistic about, I believe the comment was "I know what Gus is" or something along those lines. But organizationally the Jets probably want some depth there, because the risk is higher for PKers to get injured. I mean there is always AJF, and Mason Shaw can kill penalties perhaps, but it's an interesting decision upcoming.

My guess is the Jets/Arniel give him a look in the bottom of the lineup, and IR Gustafsson for a bit, see what the results are.