Traded Jakob Chychrun (D)

[NyQuil]

"I also provide updates!"

 

[Burrowsaurus]

He defends like no one else we have. Ultra in your face. Gets to the forwards before they’ve even had time to control the puck. Issue is our team defence isn’t in a spot to support that YET.

 

[SENATOR]

Chychrun has a very powerful stride, but an average control on turns and quick stops. I saw him during the game three times blowing his tire. He almost injured himself. It has to be addressed right away. I believe it is a main cause for his many injuries.

 

[NyQuil]

Chychrun has a very powerful stride, but an average control on turns and quick stops. I saw him during the game three times blowing his tire. He almost injured himself. It has to be addressed right away. I believe it is a main cause for his many injuries.

I would like to see a larger sample size but he did fall down a few times.

Is it the ice? (the announcers seemed to think it was in rough shape)

Is it his skating?

Is it rust from not playing in weeks and trying too hard?

Much too quick to draw conclusions.

 

[Jakey53]

Also noticed him getting open and looking to get the puck in transition

Coyote fan coming in peace. You guys got a good one in Chych. Great trade for you guys. Of course over on the Coyote board most said it was a good deal because of where that 1st. pick is currently. Hope you guys get into the playoffs.

 

[SensFan1010]

I would like to see a larger sample size but he did fall down a few times.

Is it the ice? (the announcers seemed to think it was in rough shape)

Is it his skating?

Is it rust from not playing in weeks and trying too hard?

Much too quick to draw conclusions.

I agree with this it could be a number of things.. give him a couple games to settle in poor guy hasnt seen a game in over a month...

 

[Jakey53]

I thought he was pretty solid defensively last night.

He caught up to Patrick Kane and knocked the puck off of his stick to prevent a breakaway.

Another time there was a Ranger close to the net, kind of at the side of it and a player open across the front of the net. Chychrun, being the only player back at that time, made a really nice play. He had a great position between the two players and forced the one Ranger into not having a clean shot as Talbot was quick to cover that side of the net. Then when the ranger made his pass across to the open man Chychrun just intercepted it and moved it out of the zone like it was a regular event.

He is really good with his stick and he naturally takes the proper position when defending. He is fast, strong and smart. Having not yet played a game with his teammates, let alone practice, he was still one of the best defenders on the ice in my opinion.

Good take on Chych. He gets labelled for poor defensive play, but I think he is better than people think. Like you said, he is really good with his stick.

 

[Mingus Dew]

I would like to see a larger sample size but he did fall down a few times.

Is it the ice? (the announcers seemed to think it was in rough shape)

Is it his skating?

Is it rust from not playing in weeks and trying too hard?

Much too quick to draw conclusions.

The ice at MSG is probably worst in the league. For what it’s worth.

 

[Jakey53]

Also noticed him getting open and looking to get the puck in transition

That's Chych.

 

[Micklebot]

What a difference on man makes to icetime distribution....

Last night vs NYR in a game we fought from behind:

Sanderson 21:42
Hamonic 21:15
Chabot 19:21
Chychrun 19:16
Holden 17:55
Zub 17:10

* Zub and Chabot don't kill penalties so 11 min on the PK drew them down, especially with only 6 on the PP.

 

[Norris4Norris]

Coyote fan coming in peace. You guys got a good one in Chych. Great trade for you guys. Of course over on the Coyote board most said it was a good deal because of where that 1st. pick is currently. Hope you guys get into the playoffs.

Thanks for the support! I always considered our two fanbases similar because of where our Buildings are located relative to the centre of the city.

I do believe our 1st round pick this is year is top 5 protected. You might get the number 6 pick from us but we're not handing over Bedard if some miracle gives him to us.

But if we make the playoffs I really do hope that Arizona drafts Bedard. Good luck.

 

[OmniSens]

I think he’s fine. He did post game interviews last and the potential injury didn’t come up

The Dorion update is what I was hoping for. Once the adrenaline wears off, Chychrun might of been a bit sore.

 

[aragorn]

What a difference on man makes to icetime distribution....

Last night vs NYR in a game we fought from behind:

Sanderson 21:42
Hamonic 21:15
Chabot 19:21
Chychrun 19:16
Holden 17:55
Zub 17:10

* Zub and Chabot don't kill penalties so 11 min on the PK drew them down, especially with only 6 on the PP.

Isn't it interesting that Zub got the least amount of time among the D, wondering if he is still nursing an injury or still not back to full form. Holden in playing almost 18 min is also interesting, they are much bigger on D with him in the lineup.

 

[Dionysus]

Isn't it interesting that Zub got the least amount of time among the D, wondering if he is still nursing an injury or still not back to full form. Holden in playing almost 18 min is also interesting, they are much bigger on D with him in the lineup.

Zub had the highest amount of time at even strength of all dmen. Lots of PK time last night.

Will be interesting to see how the pairings and deployment unfold over the next few games.

 

[Micklebot]

Isn't it interesting that Zub got the least amount of time among the D, wondering if he is still nursing an injury or still not back to full form. Holden in playing almost 18 min is also interesting, they are much bigger on D with him in the lineup.

Zub doesn't play on either special teams unit, and there was 17 mins on special team. He got plenty of time at ES, most on the team actually.

Holden and Hamonic got a lot of PK time, same with Sandy. That's why they came in as high as they did.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Not sure how to feel about Mrs_NyQuil sending me this tweet:

All I can see is Brassard.

 

[theunsunghero]

Chychrun has a very powerful stride, but an average control on turns and quick stops. I saw him during the game three times blowing his tire. He almost injured himself. It has to be addressed right away. I believe it is a main cause for his many injuries.

this can't be serious

 

[Wondercarrot]

I liked his game last night, despite the obvious rust. He really likes to activate in the O zone and push the envelope. We are going to need to learn to cover when he does that.

Not gonna be a big time rock defensively but he will be huge for possession numbers.

Frankly I’d wish they’d all activate more in the offensive zone. We have the personnel and it causes chaos in defences when done well.

Would really compliment our offence.

 

[Alex1234]

Not sure how to feel about Mrs_NyQuil sending me this tweet:

Bulgarian split squats
The holy grail of hockey player

 

[NyQuil]

 

[bicboi64]

Chris walked by me the other night and we said hello to one another

He still doesn't have a dad bod

Absolutely, i'm exaggerating when I say Phillips has anything near a dad bod. He's more fit than my fat ass will ever be, but at first glance, his body type doesn't scream athlete compared to someone like Chychrun

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I don’t mind the idea of Chabot, Sanderson, and Chychrun playing 20 minutes each on seperate pairings, but Christ give him a better partner than Holden.

 

[Que]

Chychrun looks like he was carved out of a single piece of marble.

His stick work last night was impeccable and that shot of his!

Wow.

 

[aragorn]

Zub doesn't play on either special teams unit, and there was 17 mins on special team. He got plenty of time at ES, most on the team actually.

Holden and Hamonic got a lot of PK time, same with Sandy. That's why they came in as high as they did.

Zub plays on the PK at least he used to & should given he was our best defensive D.

 

[Micklebot]

Zub plays on the PK at least he used to & should given he was our best defensive D.

He's 5th on the PK depth chart at the best this year, even Brannstrom has averaged more time on the PK this year.

He can kill penalties, he just hasn't been doing it much this year.