Confirmed with Link: A.J. Greer traded to NYI for D Kyle Burroughs

[Bill Peckerskull]

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[Papa Francouz]

A guy named Burroughs playing in New York? Are we sure he’s real?

 

[The Pwnerer]

Big swing and misses on Greer and Meloche.

 

[UncleRisto]

Bridgeport captain. Greer and Meloche rock.

 

[Islay1989]

Writing was on the wall some time ago.

 

[BrickNHL]

Alex's son

 

[henchman21]

There is your next Eagles captain. A solid AHL player.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Rantanen becomes last man standing from the 2015 draft. Yikes.

 

[avsfan9]

Rantanen becomes last man standing from the 2015 draft. Yikes.

He might make it some day. Kid looks promising, falls down a lot though

 

[Richard88]

Rantanen becomes last man standing from the 2015 draft. Yikes.

Sakic is clearly intent on clearing out the cobwebs from the 2014 and 2015 drafts... Lindholm and Greer gone.

 

[Richard88]

They might be a bit dated, but here are some quotes from draft-year scouting reports on him.

"Burroughs has a good first pass and moves the puck well. He also has considerable grit in his six-foot frame."

"Quietly developing into a power play QB and leader. Has an above average sense of where to pass the puck and has added a new threat for the Pats from the back end. Will need work to get stronger and improve his defense, but there is a lot to like in this long term defense project.
[br] --Bill Placzek--"

"Burroughs is small by NHL standards but can hold his own. He is solid in own zone using positioning and smarts to hold off opposing forwards. Offensively he is mobile and makes good decisions with the puck. Burroughs can contribute on the powerplay, although his shot is not much of a threat. He has shown no reluctance to stand up for teammates or drop the gloves when necessary."

 

[VikingAv]

I wonder what players Joe and Lou were discussing before settling on this minor trade. Lou thought he could send us Boychuk/Leddy at full cap or something?

I'd still be more comfortable with Cizikas as our 3C next year than Compher, but the Isles can't take back cap. Would require sending Compher to Buffalo/NJ or something like that.

 

[missionAvs]

Alas we have the end of the Greer era.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I guess Sakic is rounding out the bottom pair for the AHL. I don’t think either player has any upside, maybe Greer has a bit more.

 

[UncleRisto]

Alex's son

Time flies.

 

[McMetal]

Finally Sakic finds a partner for a Greer trade. Let's hope he found another diamond in the rough, although I admit it seems unlikely.

 

[Richard88]

I wonder what players Joe and Lou were discussing before settling on this minor trade. Lou thought he could send us Boychuk/Leddy at full cap or something?

I'd still be more comfortable with Cizikas as our 3C next year than Compher, but the Isles can't take back cap. Would require sending Compher to Buffalo/NJ or something like that.

Nichuskin and Cizikas on a line together would be unplayable. They're in a class of their own with matching -23% ExGA% relative to the league, meaning that their teams concede 23% less scoring chances with them on the ice than the league average. For reference, -10% is considered very good; -15% is considered elite (eg. Bergeron is at -16%), and -23% is off the charts.

A line of Nichuskin-Cizikas-Donskoi would easily be one of the best - if not the outright best, pure shutdown line in the league, and would give us a lot of matchup advantages, particularly with strong 1st and 2nd lines.

 

[Richard88]

Finally Sakic finds a partner for a Greer trade. Let's hope he found another diamond in the rough, although I admit it seems unlikely.

Looks more like a Jacob MacDonald type acquisition. A solid AHLer but nothing more. Which is fine, because it does fill a need with a RHD for the Eagles.

 

[95snipes]

Another high end skater. Clearly the emphasis throughout the organization.

Rantanen becomes last man standing from the 2015 draft. Yikes.

Beating a dead horse, but to think Blackwood and Cernak went 42 and 43. If only...

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Big swing and misses on Greer and Meloche.

Aho and Carlo on the board for the Avs and Roy convinces Sakic to trade down so he can draft the son of a family friend along with another young French defenseman who was supposed to be the next Pronger when he was 14.

 

[95snipes]

Aho and Carlo on the board for the Avs and Roy convinces Sakic to trade down so he can draft the son of a family friend along with another young French defenseman who was supposed to be the next Pronger when he was 14.

Let's be real, we pick Paul Bittner at 31.

 

[S3rkie]

Aho and Carlo on the board for the Avs and Roy convinces Sakic to trade down so he can draft the son of a family friend along with another young French defenseman who was supposed to be the next Pronger when he was 14.

So depressing, their selections have seemed to get better the last few drafts hopefully the development side can catch up.

 

[S E P H]

There is your next Eagles captain. A solid AHL player.

Mark Alt's replacement.

 

[Wanderson]

Can I get some information on Greer, please?

 

[VikingAv]

Can I get some information on Greer, please?

Could be a decent 4th line energy player/shit disturber if he cleans up his biggest problem; taking unnecessary penalties all over the ice. No coach will have time for a 4th-liner who costs his team like that over and over and over again.