Alexander Burmistrov "will almost certainly return to NHL"

[Atoyot]

Burmi with 2 goals today, including OT winner. Finally played over 14 minutes at 14:02, so only thanks to OT.

 

[CaptainChef]

Said it before, I'll say it again.

Trade him.

A agree but the Jets have to think ahead on these things. If they trade him out of the KHL, they are lucky to get a third. If they sign him up, put him with good players in the top 6 or 9, and then actively shop him around, I can see him having some tremendous value in a trade.

Teams that trade a lot seem to realize early that they want to see the potential of some of these borderline top 6 players. They often bring them in early, play them in decent spots & then they know what they have. I see Tampa as a team that is doing this (I think they have something like 7-8 young players that they have brought in the last two years & have given them an opportunity to succeed. They have Panik who they gave a good chance but could see he was not going to fit in. Then they have more serious prospects like Drouin that they wait on a longggg time.

Chicago seems to be another team that has done this to a lesser degree. Can't recall all the surprise additions lower in the line-up but they have quite a few that come out of nowhere and are used. Then they have guys like Tervanen (sp?) that they are being ultra patient with.

I always wonder why we don't play some of our guys that are borderline top 6-9 in better situations before we give up on them. O'dell, perfect example. Instead of using him when there was a spot open for a skill guy last year, they played Thorbs. Now, they've basically cut him loose to be a tweener and will probably lose him in the offseason. Redmond, same thing, never really had much chance before he was let go.

EDIT: Am I alone in thinking that we need to give young guys a better chance to succeed before giving up on them for nothing?

 

[garret9]

Boy.. that last year in North America was something bad... That's combining his AHL and NHL season that year.

 

[surixon]

Boy.. that last year in North America was something bad... That's combining his AHL and NHL season that year.

Those last 2 years us about where I'd peg his production. He'd probably give us similar value as Frolik.

 

[garret9]

Those last 2 years us about where I'd peg his production. He'd probably give us similar value as Frolik.

It's very linear and not much divergent from traditional growth curves if you remove that one bad season, which makes the later two years very plausible... You'd expect some down tick though as he won't be getting PP TOI or likely top6 mins.

 

[surixon]

It's very linear if you remove that one bad season, which makes the later two years very plausible... You'd expect some down tick though as he won't be getting PP TOI.

True. 35ish points and strong two-way play would still make our top 9 very formidable IMO.

Put him in Buffs spot and either move to LHD or trade him for a good LHD and we have a substantially better roster.

 

[GJF]

Burmi scored twice today vs Lada ina 2:3 OT win scoring the first and last goal. Now has 5G 5A in 15GP.

 

[garret9]

For fun I used the same methods as I did for my old Jokinen bounce back article (that predicted him to 40-45 points for his 43 point year but everyone was skeptical).

The average estimate was Burmistrov lost 6 points from factors besides his own play (lower QoT, on-ice sh%, etc.)...

That normalization puts his NHL production for the Draft+3 at 0.36, almost identical to season prior.
However, I can not do that to his AHL numbers... so that stayed the same.
The adjusted numbers for AHL+NHL would then place at 0.29.

 

[seasontixholder*]

Listening to the radio, I don't know if it was PR but Chevy didn't sound like Burmi was on the trading block should he come back. He mentioned his young age. Speculation, but sounds like he will be a Jet.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Dude had a 4pt night. Here's his 2 goals

http://video.khl.ru/quotes/256021

http://video.khl.ru/quotes/256249

 

[jetkarma*]

Listening to the radio, I don't know if it was PR but Chevy didn't sound like Burmi was on the trading block should he come back. He mentioned his young age. Speculation, but sounds like he will be a Jet.

Smart GM's don't say stupid things , proclaiming a set position for Burmistrov wouldn't be the best decision imo .

Options , we'll have some and take the best one.

 

[SunDin]

All these speculations about Burmi becoming a Jet... is that for THIS year or NEXT year?
Cheers

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Smart GM's don't say stupid things , proclaiming a set position for Burmistrov wouldn't be the best decision imo .

Options , we'll have some and take the best one.

I agree with your first statement.

The second one? I just can't see where your optimism comes from, honestly.
Options , we'll have some and take none.

 

[jetsforever]

Dude had a 4pt night. Here's his 2 goals

http://video.khl.ru/quotes/256021

http://video.khl.ru/quotes/256249

Looking good

 

[Derfel*]

He would certainly help with the goal-scoring troubles we've been having, no?

 

[sipowicz]

He would certainly help with the goal-scoring troubles we've been having, no?

You bet, a guy like Burmi who can score 2 goals in 22 AHL games would be a big boost to our offence!

 

[Bob E]

2014/15 KHL stats: 22 gms, 5g, 7a, 12 pts, 26 pims, +3.

Doesn't seem to be lighting it up.

They should just move on. Take a mid-rd pick and move on,IMO.

 

[ps241]

2014/15 KHL stats: 22 gms, 5g, 7a, 12 pts, 26 pims, +3.

Doesn't seem to be lighting it up.

They should just move on. Take a mid-rd pick and move on,IMO.

I would prefer to sign and trade or give him a shot on our roster. Remember we are one injury away from Throbs playing in our top 9 so we can use all the help we can get.

 

[Aavco Cup]

2014/15 KHL stats: 22 gms, 5g, 7a, 12 pts, 26 pims, +3.

Doesn't seem to be lighting it up.

They should just move on. Take a mid-rd pick and move on,IMO.

That stat line doesn't include tonight's 4pts.

Should be 7-9-16 in 23 games.

 

[Duke749]

Why so many penalties? Lol

 

[veganhunter]

Not sure why there is a fixation on his points? I think we know a this point he is never going to be the big scorer he was thought to be at the draft. If he can be a 30-35 point scorer while being defensively responsible, physical, and a good possession player that is a valuable commodity. No way are the Jets deep or talented enough to dump a player like that for a mid round pick.

 

[Romang67]

Not sure why there is a fixation on his points? I think we know a this point he is never going to be the big scorer he was thought to be at the draft. If he can be a 30-35 point scorer while being defensively responsible, physical, and a good possession player that is a valuable commodity. No way are the Jets deep or talented enough to dump a player like that for a mid round pick.

If he can be a 15-20 point scorer while providing those things, that's still a big improvement over our current 4th liners.

Is that good value for a #8 pick? No, but at this point we should focus on what we can get from him, rather than what we could have had.

 

[Hobble]

Burmi and Frolik on our 3rd line could be a pretty good, defensive line with some offensive upside.

 

[veganhunter]

If he can be a 15-20 point scorer while providing those things, that's still a big improvement over our current 4th liners.

Is that good value for a #8 pick? No, but at this point we should focus on what we can get from him, rather than what we could have had.

Agreed, other than Perrault he would easily be the next best bottom 6 forward on this team.

 

[jetkarma*]

If he can be a 15-20 point scorer while providing those things, that's still a big improvement over our current 4th liners.

Is that good value for a #8 pick? No, but at this point we should focus on what we can get from him, rather than what we could have had.

You know he's not going accept a 4th line position though .

He's an asset , how big of one is up in the air , but we can help ourselves in some way , hopefully he plays well this season .