Zemgus Girgensons future

[fmrdh]

Admittedly I haven't watched him much since 2015 but his statistics since that season are somewhat underwhelming.

Does he have any offensive upside?

Predictions for this season?

Zemgus Girgensons hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com

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[Duke Silver]

I think he'll score 7 goals this season.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Nope no upside. He's a bottom 6 role player who will probably stick around the league for a few years in that role and disappear. Don't be fooled by his 15-15 in 61 season, it was a mirage.

 

[Kcb12345]

Will trade Brett Ritchie for him

 

[Szechwan]

I remember when this guy was the next great 2-way center in the league. I don't see a lot of Buffalo play, but based on the way he was talked about, I didn't expect him to flame out so badly.

 

[Frank Drebin]

What a bust that first round was for buffalo in 2012. Girgensens then Grigorenko.

 

[Howie Hodge]

He saw more ice time under Ted Nolan, and responded, though someone's got to score a few, even on awful teams.

Sadly that 15 goal season (in I believe about 60 games?) was not built upon - though he shot 13%, that season, which would be hard to sustain.

I think he'd perhaps benefit from a change in scenery, though he will probably never be a scorer.

So pony up another NHL player who's in need of a change of scenery, and get a deal done.

 

[BeTheBallDanny]

A change of scenery will do zemgus absolute wonders. He has all the tools to be a full time NHLer and can play up and down the lineup.

Forcing him into the NHL too early on an awful team is what botched his development.

If buffalo cuts ties or trades him to a playoff team, I will not be the least bit surprised when he becomes a total nightmare to play against.

 

[Snippit]

He lacks skill. He didn’t get a chance to properly develop.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Well, he has always lacked skill. Even in USHL days most projected him as a 3rd line center, "character leadership, intangibles, etc." got him drafted as high as he was. Surely now he projects more like a 4th line wing so that's still quite a drop but not a huge surprise.

 

[Brock Radunske]

It's bleak.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

A change of scenery will do zemgus absolute wonders. He has all the tools to be a full time NHLer and can play up and down the lineup.

Forcing him into the NHL too early on an awful team is what botched his development.

If buffalo cuts ties or trades him to a playoff team, I will not be the least bit surprised when he becomes a total nightmare to play against.

Maybe Girgensons for Petan would make sense

 

[ESH]

Admittedly I haven't watched him much since 2015 but his statistics since that season are somewhat underwhelming.

Does he have any offensive upside?

Predictions for this season?

Zemgus Girgensons hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com

I think his offense is basically non-existant. Guy played with Eichel for a lot of this season and managed only 15 points

 

[Thorton02]

He has a ton of energy. If he can accept that he's not a top 6 skilled forward and buys into being a 4th line grit & energy player, he'll have an NHL career. Otherwise, he'll bounce around, get waived, get a PTO, not make the team and show up on the occasional "funniest NHL name" thread.

 

[dasaybz]

I think moving him to the wing really messed him up. I always thought he looked much better at center.

 

[sufferer]

You can't tell me this guy doesn't have skill. What he needs is a sports psychologist if anything. He used to bring it every night; hustling, laying huge hits, scoring the occasional goal, some even in spectacular fashion. He's been hardly noticeable the past few years.

 

[pheasant]

A change of scenery will do zemgus absolute wonders. He has all the tools to be a full time NHLer and can play up and down the lineup.

Forcing him into the NHL too early on an awful team is what botched his development.

If buffalo cuts ties or trades him to a playoff team, I will not be the least bit surprised when he becomes a total nightmare to play against.

I couldn't disagree more. How can you say he was rushed when his first 2 seasons were his best ones? He's been declining in points and ice time since then.

He just is what he is. A versatile bottom 6 guy. Nothing wrong with that. There doesn't need to be someone to blame.

 

[1specter]

What a bust that first round was for buffalo in 2012. Girgensens then Grigorenko.

Buffalo shouldn't draft guys with the combination of GIRG letters in the first 4 characters of their last name, clearly

 

[Kranix]

He'll be playing Igor in Young Frankenstein reboot.

 

[BonMorrison]

David Steckel.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Buffalo shouldn't draft guys with the combination of GIRG letters in the first 4 characters of their last name, clearly

There were some great names in that draft too. Could have picked Dalton Thrower. Thats a superhero name.

 

[HaNotsri]

As soon as he plays well he gets demoted. Not a very cerebral player, would work better on a team with a more frantic gameplan.

 

[Moskau]

I couldn't disagree more. How can you say he was rushed when his first 2 seasons were his best ones? He's been declining in points and ice time since then.

Hi just is what he is. A versatile bottom 6 guy. Nothing wrong with that. There doesn't need to be someone to blame.

His first two seasons were his best because someone had to get ice time on Buffalo and that was Girgensons, Ennis, Hodgson and Matt Moulson. After Toronto waives Ennis after pre-season the latter 3 will be out of the NHL completely after their ice time was reduced to where it should have been.

Girgensons was rushed by the Darcy Regier, Lindy Ruff, Kevin Devine trio that thought rushing Girgensons, Grigorenko and Ristolainen to the NHL would turn the franchise around. Kevin Devine was also Buffalo's Director of Player Personnel when Buffalo sent Alex Nylander to the AHL after being drafted and I have no idea how the guy is still employed given Buffalo's terrible track record of player development in the last few years.

 

[AfroThunder396]

He'll have a nice long career as a 3rd liner who can chip in occasionally.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

To be fair there were quite a few busts in 2012.