Prospect Info: Jordan Kyrou (2016 Draft - 35 Overall)

[Oberyn]

He'll back in Sarnia for sure. He needs another year in junior and I'd like to see him at the World Juniors as well.

 

[Robb_K]

IMO: I don't see him sticking past this stretch of games through the 25th of the month. Will he be back for the Stings opener? I don't think so. I get the feeling they want to see him in a couple more games before he goes back.

He's not been near as impressive against NHL comp as he was in the Summer Showcase. He needs another year of junior for developing and growth.

Certainly wouldn't surprise me if they did send him down this week though. I'd say it's a 70/30 chance he stays til Sunday.

I think Kyrou will play another 2-3 preseason games before being sent back to his OHL team. No chance The Blues will keep him for the 9 game amateur trial.

 

[The Note in MI]

Kyrou names Sarnias Captain today. Maybe this will be a step in the right direction towards his maturation and becoming that role model on ice for his teammates. Defensively I mean.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

If you haven’t read JR’s piece “The Gifted” and his take on Kyrou and his mastery of skating, it’s worth the price of admission alone. His breakdown of Kyrou’s ability is phenomenal, and it’s made me further appreciate his overall game even after I’ve watched him with my own eyes.

That’s excellent reporting. The Athletic is on sale right now, and it’s worth every penny.

 

[stl76]

If you haven’t read JR’s piece “The Gifted” and his take on Kyrou and his mastery of skating, it’s worth the price of admission alone. His breakdown of Kyrou’s ability is phenomenal, and it’s made me further appreciate his overall game even after I’ve watched him with my own eyes.

That’s excellent reporting. The Athletic is on sale right now, and it’s worth every penny.

JR didn't write that piece, another contributor at the Athletic did. You're right that it's definitely worth a read tho!

 

[Dbrownss]

If you haven’t read JR’s piece “The Gifted” and his take on Kyrou and his mastery of skating, it’s worth the price of admission alone. His breakdown of Kyrou’s ability is phenomenal, and it’s made me further appreciate his overall game even after I’ve watched him with my own eyes.

That’s excellent reporting. The Athletic is on sale right now, and it’s worth every penny.

That was Scott Wheeler's work.


Ive been thinking of comparisons and I dont get the Kessel comparision. Kessel is a straight line burner with an elite shot.

Kyrou is a truely elite skater. I will say this in the manor of play vs peers. Kyrou's vision is in a whole different realm compared to Kessel. Kessel is fairly 1 dimensional in his attack...and that's ok because he's really good at it. Kyrou attacks in different ways.

Ive been thinking and the closest Ive come up with is Ehlers without the cannon of a shot. They attack the net in the same manor and overall skating looks similar.

 

[Mike Liut]

Kyrou is going to be the first Blues player in history to have his number retired before he plays his first game

 

[KirkOut]

Kyrou is going to be the first Blues player in history to have his number retired before he plays his first game

Haha for real though. Hype level critical

 

[Dbrownss]

Kyrou is going to be the first Blues player in history to have his number retired before he plays his first game

What hype?

 

[EastonBlues22]

How Kyrou uses his skating and stick-work reminds me more of Barzal than Kessel or Ehlers, There's similarities in how they see the ice and in how they create and execute their offensive zone passes as well.

It's not a perfect comparison, since Barzal uses his stops and starts more often and more effectively to create space than Kyrou.

I also currently wouldn't put Kyrou's upside at Barzal's level. The comparison just conveys better stylisitc information than most.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

How Kyrou uses his skating and stick-work reminds me more of Barzal than Kessel or Ehlers, There's similarities in how they see the ice and in how they create and execute their offensive zone passes as well.

It's not a perfect comparison, since Barzal uses his stops and starts more often and more effectively to create space than Kyrou.

I also currently wouldn't put Kyrou's upside at Barzal's level. The comparison just conveys better stylisitc information than most.

I didn’t want to mention it since it’s more appropriate to just respond with “he’s not going to be anything special” after reading about his strengths, but Barzal does come to mind. Both are very much a one man show in the O-zone, but do so in a way that makes everyone else better. Skating is similar, too.

 

[Dbrownss]

How Kyrou uses his skating and stick-work reminds me more of Barzal than Kessel or Ehlers, There's similarities in how they see the ice and in how they create and execute their offensive zone passes as well.

It's not a perfect comparison, since Barzal uses his stops and starts more often and more effectively to create space than Kyrou.

I also currently wouldn't put Kyrou's upside at Barzal's level. The comparison just conveys better stylisitc information than most.

I havn't seen much of Barzal outside of highlights so I cant really comment one way or another.

As for upside...I'd easily take 50% Barzal. It's usually best to wait till year 2 or 3 to see how teams have adjusted to the player, but it's really hard to contain dynamic skaters.

 

[The Note in MI]

Barzal shows more effort in the D zone and overall, he’s always playing at 100% effort. Kyrou seems to play a much more passive style. Especially for Sarnia. In the WJC his effort level was better though.

 

[Dbrownss]

Barzal shows more effort in the D zone and overall, he’s always playing at 100% effort. Kyrou seems to play a much more passive style. Especially for Sarnia. In the WJC his effort level was better though.

This is something i noticed too. I take the easy answer and he's bored in juniors

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Continuing the conversation from the Tavares thread @Brian39 and @STLBLUES44 :


Here's Barzal:



This is mostly how he uses his skating once in the OZ. He has good top speed and entries though in transition.

Spoiler: Barzal Skating Gifs

Here's Kyrou:

Spoiler: Kyrou Skating Gifs from The Athletic 1-3

SPEED/ACCELERATION

SPEED

BALANCE/AGILITY

Spoiler: Kyrou Skating Gifs from The Athletic 4-6

SPEED/ACCELERATION/BALANCE/AGILITY

AGILITY/BALANCE

AGILITY

Spoiler: Kyrou Skating Gifs from The Athletic 7-9

ACCELERATION/VISION

HANDS/AGILITY/VISION

HANDS/AGILITY/ACCELERATION

Spoiler: Kyrou Skating Gifs from The Athletic 10-12

BALANCE

HANDS

HANDS/VISION

Spoiler: Kyrou Skating Gifs from The Athletic 13-15

HANDS/VISION (close-up)

VISION/CREATION

HANDS/AGILITY

He's just really, really, good.

Just re-watching those makes my jaw drop. The agility is insane.

Oh, and subscribe to The Athletic because it's totally worth it. Be a pal and use this referral link. . .

 

[Meatball]

Wow, it'll be real nice to have THAT on the team soon.

Right now though: Speed? Creativity? What are those things?

 

[Dbrownss]

With how the game is opening up, guys like Kyrou can really excel

 

[Lakas]

That 2nd Kyrou gif looks like it skipped a few frames...but it really didn't. That was unreal.

 

[The Note in MI]

If he can skate with that confidence in the NHL he's going to be just fine.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Dude is for real. The only knock I have on him is that he’s not aggressive enough often enough. He may just be bored with Juniors, though.

 

[Dbrownss]

Dude is for real. The only knock I have on him is that he’s not aggressive enough often enough. He may just be bored with Juniors, though.

I dont want to say thats it...but he is scoring at over 2 PPG. No real need to turn up. Id imagine those 3-5pt nights he's a little more revved up.

 

[EastonBlues22]

He's always been a guy that's kind of picked his spots, IMO.

Not necessarily anything wrong with that as long as he's picking those spots wisely and staying where he should be when he isn't, but I don't see him suddenly turning one of those guys with a non-stop motor as he moves up the levels.

 

[carter333167]

Kyrou is going to fill some seats here.

 

[542365]

Reaaaaalllllly don't want to trade him. He's absolutely electrifying with the puck. He has some deficiencies, no doubt. He's not a perfect player by any means. But what he does well, he does REALLY well.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

I guess pictures are worth a thousand words, but gifs are worth a million.

Seriously, subscribe to the Athletic. That piece on Kyrou was the best hockey analysis I’ve ever read.