Look I didn’t expect Jost to turn into super Mario, but I diss expect a serviceable 3c. He has been anything but. We cannot allow Belly to continue playing above his level and depend on him being our 3c.
That'd be a big mistake but I'm pretty sure that they are going to roll with that. They went in the playoffs last year with Soda sitting on the wrong chair because he had a good season.
I hope that the days of “just let the kids get experience” are through. We’re a legitimate cup contender this year, and i don’t believe Joe is scared and/or passive enough to not make some sort of deal that would improve upon one of our big weaknesses.
I will (unfortunately) admit where I was wrong. I believed what we saw from Jost in the playoffs last year was the Jost of the future. Hope he pulls a rabbit outta his ass and proves me wrong, but at some point we’ve gotta call a spade a spade.
I don't think he saw the trade coming at all.
I more so mean because of the 3C position. In Sakic’s first interview after the Kadri trade he mentioned Mack-Naz-JTC-Bellemare is his centre depth. JTC very clearly should never play another shift at centre again.
Burkie:
Compher:
Burkie has been pretty much tied to Kadri and Donsoki while some spending time with MacKinnon. Compher has been tied to Jost while splitting Nieto and Kadri. Burkie has 17 ES points, Compher has 15. Burkie has 12 primary 5v5 points (11g 1a) and Compher has 10 (4g 6a). Burkie has 7 PP points compared to Compher's 2. Compher has 3 SH points. Burkie averages 45 seconds more PP time and has gotten more first unit time. Compher plays on the PK averaging over 2 minutes a game. Burkie averages 35 seconds more ES time.
I'd say the hate is pretty equal. The Compher hate brigade is pretty real. You see it on twitter and here quite a bit. The Burkie hate has always been there since he arrived, but I'd say it eased when he was producing.
Earlier today
Earlier today
Just giving you a hard time. I simply think Compher is getting hate because people expected him to get better and he didn't. He's the same player he was last year, and inconsistent player you can play a variety of role and all forward positions, but really should be slotted at a 3rd line wing. But because he can play around the ice and injuries happen, he's forced to play out of position. Next to a legit #3C and allowed to settle in, I think you'd have a solid 45+ point pace RW who may get injured for 15-20 games a year, but bring speed, offense, and role versatility to the lineup. Coaches love those sorts of players and he'd be an elite 3rd line wing in that case (most 3rd line wings are more around 30 points and 45 is 2nd line level production).
I already responded to that. Sakic called JTC our 3C. He was his intention to play there. He has looked awful when played there.Earlier today
Just giving you a hard time. I simply think Compher is getting hate because people expected him to get better and he didn't. He's the same player he was last year, and inconsistent player you can play a variety of role and all forward positions, but really should be slotted at a 3rd line wing. But because he can play around the ice and injuries happen, he's forced to play out of position. Next to a legit #3C and allowed to settle in, I think you'd have a solid 45+ point pace RW who may get injured for 15-20 games a year, but bring speed, offense, and role versatility to the lineup. Coaches love those sorts of players and he'd be an elite 3rd line wing in that case (most 3rd line wings are more around 30 points and 45 is 2nd line level production).
