Burmi is 8 years younger than Fil, that is way younger. He's also bigger and more skilled. He will probably be better than Fil with out a doubt unless he completely busts.
He's only 21, 3 or 4 years younger than Tatar and Nyquist. He's hardly a bust at this point. He's a legit top 2-way center prospect that fits the mold of the wings. Idk what I'd be willing to give up but I'd like to see him as a future top 6 Center for us.
Burmistrov was born October 21, 1991
Nyquist was born September 1, 1989
Tatar was born December 1, 1990
So Burmistrov is 2 years younger than Nyquist & 10 months younger than Tatar. I saw a good bit of Burmistrov this year in the AHL & while he obviously had talent it didn't always translate to the games. He was good defensively, had a good motor & he was always skating hard but he just seemed to be a step behind offensively.
For example when Tatar was 21 he had 57 points in 70 games, a .81 point per game pace. Burmistrov had 11 points in 22 games in his 21 year old season in the AHL, a .5 point per game pace. I'd also be willing to say that Burmistrov had a lot more talent to work with this year then Tatar had in 10-11. Nyquist at 21 had 4 points in 8 games but he was coming off his 2nd year of leading U. of Maine in scoring.
The problem I have with Burmistrov is that it seems like his offense isn't improving but regressing. I really don't see where this "elite" offensive talent is coming from. He's never put up eye popping numbers, 65 points in 62 games in his draft year but nothing really since. He had respectable rookie year, 20 points in 74 games, he built on it with 28 points in 76 games in his 2nd pro year and then this year happened. He would have been on pace for 19 points over 82 games this year, and for someone who is supposed to have #1/#2C potential had only a .5 point per game in the AHL.
The problem for team trading for Burmistrov is going to have is that the Jets probably few him as their future #2C, most Jet fans having giving up on him reaching the #1C potential he once had. The fact that he was the 8th overall pick means that if they don't get something of somewhat significant value back it's a waste of a top 10 pick and a waste of 3 years of development time. Teams trading for him will cite his lack of offensive growth, though the Jets aren't exactly helping him giving him less then a minute of PP time a game, as reasons to sell him for salvage value.
I think best case for Burmistrov is that he ends up as a 45-55 point guy that is a top defensive forward. I mean he's valuable to your team but in his prime he'll be pretty much Filppula, maybe a bit better defensively. We already have more then enough potential bottom 6 centers, Sheahan, Andersson, Helm, Ferraro, Aubry, that we don't need to trade a valuable asset for him. I think the Jets would ask for one of our top young roster players/prospects and I wouldn't move any of them for someone we don't particularly need.
We already have our Burmistrov in Sheahan, really good defensively with some untapped offensive potential, who if he hits that potential he'll be a good #2, if not because of his defensive game he'll be a good shutdown #3C for us.
