Value of: Burakovsky to Minnesota

[txpd]

Yes they did play 5 games and Bura was excellent in those 5. He had at least 4 assists that I can recall and his line was our best possession line.

Ok...I still think if someone is traded that it will be Burt.

 

[BobRouse]

Ok...I still think if someone is traded that it will be Burt.

I don’t disagree if that was the case. I’d as soon let Carlson walk personally

 

[txpd]

I don’t disagree if that was the case. I’d as soon let Carlson walk personally

You will have to explain that one to me. You would rather replace Carlson than Burakovsky. That makes no senses to me

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

Granlund also had to be moved to winger full time before he truly became a 60-70 point player.

Burakovsky is already a winger.

Do you see the issue here?

Just to be clear, Burakovsky and Granlund have produced pretty much identically at even strength. The differences are that Granlund gets significant PP time and has been healthier. That doesn't mean they're equals, but let's be clear about what they've done.

Numbers from 2014-2015 through 2017-2018:
Burakovsky -- 104 ESP; 252 GP; 13:15 TOI; 1:08 PPTOI (mostly garbage time with a nonfunctional "PP2"); .41 ESP/GP; ~2.02 ESP/60
Granlund -- 153 ESP; 308 GP; 18:25 TOI; 2:22 PPTOI; .49 ESP/GP; ~2.01 ESP/60

 

[Hivemind]

Burakovsky is a huge disappointment though. To see Vrana outplay him as a rookie worried me a lot.

Vrana is only one year younger than Burakovsky. It just feels like they're further apart because Burakovsky seized an NHL roster spot much faster.

 

[AKL]

Just to be clear, Burakovsky and Granlund have produced pretty much identically at even strength. The differences are that Granlund gets significant PP time and has been healthier. That doesn't mean they're equals, but let's be clear about what they've done.

Numbers from 2014-2015 through 2017-2018:
Burakovsky -- 104 ESP; 252 GP; 13:15 TOI; 1:08 PPTOI (mostly garbage time with a nonfunctional "PP2"); .41 ESP/GP; ~2.02 ESP/60
Granlund -- 153 ESP; 308 GP; 18:25 TOI; 2:22 PPTOI; .49 ESP/GP; ~2.01 ESP/60

Of course when you include Granlunds stats before he broke out they're going to be skewed downward. Granlund isn't a 40-45 point player anymore though. Compare stats the last two years and tell me what you find?

And again, you can say, "oh well Granlund broke out and they had similar numbers before that, so Burakovsky will break out to be a 70 point player too", but that's not how that works. You can hope he breaks out, but until he does, for a guy who's already been in the league for four seasons, his value is based on those seasons.

After four seasons of Granlund, before he moved to the wing, Wild fans had pretty much all but stopped believing he was going to be anything special.