GDT: Game 26/82 Blues @ Jets 7PM CST FDSNMW

Reality Czech

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And why is 400 minutes an insufficient sample size?

It takes a lot of time for D partners to gel. If it was 400 consecutive minutes that's a lot different than 400 minutes scattered over 5 seasons.

What can Kyrou do to get off the trade list

Convert scoring chances more consistently and stop making bad turnovers. People will blame bad "puck luck" but at some point you've gotta admit he has issues finishing scoring chances. At least he didn't in this game, which is nice to see.
 

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Convert scoring chances more consistently and stop making bad turnovers. People will blame bad "puck luck" but at some point you've gotta admit he has issues finishing scoring chances. At least he didn't in this game, which is nice to see.
He leads the team with 9 goals (a 28 goal pace) and has probably hit the crossbar or the post a dozen times. Sure, he’s missed some opportunities, but he’s still the most consistent scorer (and scoring threat) on the team. He’s been snake bit and eventually some of those near misses are going to start going in. He may have dug too big of a hole to get to 40 as I predicted preseason, but I certainly think 35 won’t be a stretch. Pointing to him as someone we need more from is a bit odd - we need more scoring from everyone else not named Holloway or Neighbours.
 

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Convert scoring chances more consistently and stop making bad turnovers. People will blame bad "puck luck" but at some point you've gotta admit he has issues finishing scoring chances. At least he didn't in this game, which is nice to see.
I mean, this is how I sum Kyrou up as a player. He creates offense through his playmaking, but he's not an elite finisher. He's always been a playmaker first as far as I know. I don't really understand why people expect him to be a 35-40 goal scorer. To me, he's a 30 goal, 40 assist player. I expect him to score a goal every few games, and if he's scoring more than that it shouldn't be the expectation, it should be considered an added bonus. Sure, it would be nice if he were to finish more often and put up 40+ goals, but that's just not what I'm expecting from him.

I'll give you the turnovers, that's something he needs to improve on. I'd just rather him improve that while he's on the Blues instead of another team.
 
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He leads the team with 9 goals (a 28 goal pace) and has probably hit the crossbar or the post a dozen times. Sure, he’s missed some opportunities, but he’s still the most consistent scorer (and scoring threat) on the team. He’s been snake bit and eventually some of those near misses are going to start going in. He may have dug too big of a hole to get to 40 as I predicted preseason, but I certainly think 35 won’t be a stretch. Pointing to him as someone we need more from is a bit odd - we need more scoring from everyone else not named Holloway or Neighbours.

That's fair. It's not like I'm giving him an F for his performance but I'm also not giving him an A. Maybe I'd give him a B/B- overall based on my expectations. True, he is our leading scorer but until Monty took over we were one of the worst offensive teams in the league. I believe he had a ten game goalless drought while Thomas was out, and we lost two games directly because of his turnovers.

I'm harder on Kyrou than some other players because he's being paid to be THE guy. If he wasn't one of our two top scorers at his salary then there would be a big problem. I expect more out of an $8.5 million player in his prime years than an aging vet, a young 22 year old or a role player making a couple of million. Obviously everyone needs to do their job but when your top star isn't doing his then it hurts a lot more than a bottom six guy not doing his.

For the record, I think he's been playing at his expected level for maybe 75% of the season, but I would like to see him be a difference maker almost every game. Buch has been the biggest disappointment, however, followed by Saad. People single out Schenn for criticism and he deserves some as well, but if we're talking production then I'd only expect him to score roughly 2/3 of what Kyrou does considering their salaries and role. Well Kyrou has 22 points and Schenn 13 so it's not that far off. But I don't expect as much out of Schenn since he's on the back end of his career while these should be the best year's of Kyrou's. But some fans act like Schenn should be shot into the sun while Kyrou shouldn't be criticized at all.

All I'm saying is if Kyrou can bury a few more chances and cut down on bad turnovers then he'll be a force and his critics won't have any ammo to use against him.
 

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