Claimed off Waivers: Coyotes claim Alex Burmistrov

[caley]

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[Mike Jones]

Arizona seems to be claiming a lot of people. Any idea what the plan is? Are these replacements for when the trading starts?

 

[stokes84]

I feel like the Coyotes GM is an HF poster.

 

[Mike Jones]

I feel like the Coyotes GM is an HF poster.

He just might be. If he starts throwing away first round picks for nothing we'll know it for sure.

 

[CanuckGame39]

Why?

 

[Pongs21]

Hope's he turns it around in Arizona. Was bummed when he bounced to the KHL and was rooting for his return and he just didn't do much with his opportunity. Change of scenery may do him a whole lot of good, but I wouldn't hold my breath at this point.

 

[ck26]

I feel like the Coyotes GM is an HF poster.

This franchise has a lot of practice digging through dumpsters, so we know a fresh, half-eaten cheeseburger when we see one.

 

[CrypTic]

Why?

Why not? It lets the Coyotes send another player down to the AHL so he can develop away from the tirefire that is the AZ Coyotes. The Tuscon Roadrunners are doing pretty well this season. Probably a good group to play with.

 

[Tad Mikowski]

Gonna start trading our ufas. Hanzal, Vrbata, etc

 

[Cor]

Sure seems Chyaka doesn't care about any perceived attitude issues

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Gonna start trading our ufas. Hanzal, Vrbata, etc

This is pretty much what we were thinking, I could see Hanzal being a perfect fit with Montreal and i would wonder if Chicago would be interested in Vrbata for a cup run here.

 

[DFF]

This is pretty much what we were thinking, I could see Hanzal being a perfect fit with Montreal and i would wonder if Chicago would be interested in Vrbata for a cup run here.

yeah, except Vrbata my do more damage than good for your run

 

[Leafs87]

Sure seems Chyaka doesn't care about any perceived attitude issues

Possibly the stupidest reason to not get a good player at discount

 

[SoupNazi]

Sort of figured they'd be claiming him.

 

[XX]

Christian Dvorak is stuck playing 4th line minutes under Tippett. This will let Chayka send Dvorak back to the good AHL team and away from the dumpster fire parent team.

All Burmistrov has to do is PK a bit and not be a massive liability. A warm body.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

yeah, except Vrbata my do more damage than good for your run

Good point, All the more reason why he would be a perfect fit with the Hawks. I hate the Hawks.

 

[KingTux]

Props to the Coyote posters who called it

 

[Petes2424]

I feel like the Coyotes GM is an HF poster.

No doubt about it. Between his ridiculously short-sighted commitment to the advanced stats of teenagers, and his claiming anyone with a name (when they were young), the team will go nowhere.

This ridiculous project should stop before he ruins the team for another ten years.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Props to the Coyote posters who called it

Yeah, saw a few of those as well. Couple of sarcastic posts too, but im sure they were kind of expecting it

Honestly my first thought was "yeah, if anybody is going to claim him it's going to be the Coyotes".

It's just a shot at a still relatively young player who might turn around his career with a change of scenery. Don't see that happening for Burmi though. I remember i said to some Jets fans after his year in Russia that there was nothing to get excited about he returning to the NHL. Didn't take very long for the majority of Jets fans to say he should be in the press box for most nights.

 

[ICdave]

Maurice spoke about Burmistrov being claimed today following Jets skate in Tampa.

To listen click here.

 

[thadd]

They'd be stupid not to take a chance on him.

 

[jetsforever]

I really hope he does well - he has tools but needs to put them together
Time to start following Arizona I guess

 

[Toene]

No doubt about it. Between his ridiculously short-sighted commitment to the advanced stats of teenagers, and his claiming anyone with a name (when they were young), the team will go nowhere.

This ridiculous project should stop before he ruins the team for another ten years.

They're doing fine, trending in the right direction. Their prospect pool is loaded, they have young players getting more and more seasoned. Their biggest weakness is goaltending.

 

[Bruce Granville]

He just might be. If he starts throwing away first round picks for nothing we'll know it for sure.

Thanks, needed that.

 

[JetsHomer]

Sure seems Chyaka doesn't care about any perceived attitude issues

What attitude issues?