Stafford should be the one to move up if that were to happen.
Gonna have to advocate for Petan on this one. Kid should get a shot a 2LW if Perreault goes down.
Stafford should be the one to move up if that were to happen.
But I read here the other day ..."Burmistrov is proving a black hole on the offensive side of the game - a reincarnated James Wright."
So, one of these things (Burmistrov) is a lot like the other thing (Lowry) even though the other thing (Lowry) is pretty highly touted.
Silly bias, I guess.
Lowry and Burmi have both wavered around 1.1-1.3 pts/60 typically.
James Wright was a 0.6 pts/60 player over his career... it's not even close to comparable.
I actually think Burmi has been pretty good this year in the role he is asked to do. And by that I mean to play on a defensive third line. I'd ideally like his offensive numbers to be higher, but with the way that line plays, I'm not sure if that's even their mandate. And even saying that, I think Garret has a chart that shows that his line is scoring a little higher than league average for a 3rd line.
Burmi seems more often than not to sacrifice offensive opportunities to make sure he is in a defensive position, and the line as a whole tries to spend as much time in the offensive zone cycling and not taking chances. I imagine this is not by accident. If anything, I wouldn't mind seeing Burmi get a little selfish in the offensive zone and shoot the puck a little more.
I also thought he had a very good game against the Kings myself.
Because Stafford is carrying the numbers of that line right now with a team-leading 5g, unsustainable 23% shooting percentage, and 21 shots on net, more than his two line-mates combined. But that's all because of the 'Everyone-is-better-because-of-Burmi-effect', of course.
Not overly impressed so far - he's been ok. Haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love...
I have really liked Burmi's game this year.
After there was some discussion about them not generating shots, I've noticed in the past few games that they have focused a lot more on putting the puck on the net, rather than just cycling the puck without generating shot attempts.
Because Stafford is carrying the numbers of that line right now with a team-leading 5g, unsustainable 23% shooting percentage, and 21 shots on net, more than his two line-mates combined. But that's all because of the 'Everyone-is-better-because-of-Burmi-effect', of course.
Not overly impressed so far - he's been ok. Haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love...
I don't see that at all actually. Not sure what you're looking at.
Lowry and Burmi have both wavered around 1.1-1.3 pts/60 typically.
James Wright was a 0.6 pts/60 player over his career... it's not even close to comparable.
I don't think Lowry has a 'typical' level. He is just beginning his second year. You have 1 data point.
I was hoping for a nice little jump in his scoring this year, +~10-15 pts. The way his line is being used so far that may not happen. Or they may get better at it and better adapted to each other and start to score more. Other than just Stafford that is.
I think the comparison of Burmi to Wright is just wrong.
Combined though they are multiple seasons of 1.1-1.3, which was the point...
In top of that, I don't expect much more from Lowry (although it is always possible), since he's yet to ever exceed Burmistrov in NHLEs at the same age.
I don't think Lowry has a 'typical' level. He is just beginning his second year. You have 1 data point.
I was hoping for a nice little jump in his scoring this year, +~10-15 pts. The way his line is being used so far that may not happen. Or they may get better at it and better adapted to each other and start to score more. Other than just Stafford that is.
I think the comparison of Burmi to Wright is just wrong.
Combined though they are multiple seasons of 1.1-1.3, which was the point...
In top of that, I don't expect much more from Lowry (although it is always possible), since he's yet to ever exceed Burmistrov in NHLEs at the same age.
23 + 15 = 38
That is quality second line production, not really realistic for a third liner that doesn't kill penalties.
The one thing I've noticed most about the Burmi / Lowry / Stafford line is that Burmi is by far the most likely to cover for a pinching defenseman. Rarely do you see Lowry / Stafford covering the point.
The Jets D pinches alot this year, and Burmistrov has been very responsible covering that spot. That will no doubt hurt his offense slightly, but is best for the team. I would actually like to see Burmi become a bit for selfish in the offensive zone rather than playing high all the time.
Speaking of guys hanging back to support the D, who else has been good doing that? Quite often I see Ehlers back there or at least trailing the play. Who else - Petan?
I'm pretty sure you'll see everyone doing it since it is part of the system.
some guys are better at understanding the game and reading that. watch a guy like peluso who will never pick on things compared to burmi or little or wheeler who rotate amazingly.
Next home game I go to I'll pay attention to this. Maybe even write some of it down. I know they didn't do it at all the first year, but it wasn't until Maurice came that they really cemented it. It was hilarious people complaining about D pinching up the boards, nobody covering them, in that first year. Now teams do it all the time, not just at the end of the game.