I understand the discontent with Burakovsky but I have not given up on him yet. The kid has shown potential, he just has to find consistency and his injuries have not helped him. The fact is we need him to reach his potential because the only other young player the Caps have who has the potential to be a 25 to 30 goal scorer is Vrana. We are going to need scorers and if Burakovsky and Vrana don’t develop into consistent goal scorers we will be in big trouble down the road. Teams like the Devils, Flyers, Islanders and even Carolina have young forwards who have the potential to be 30 goal scorers in the near future. This is another reason we should not trade our first round draft pick this year at the trade deadline. We need to resupply our system with some top end prospects.
Hey 4Caps! Again, WELCOME and glad to see you here!
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Discontent...going once?
Discontent...going twice?
Discontent...going THREE TIMES!! (remember this, I’ll come back to it, in a minute)
You mentioned not giving up on him because of his potential! I would have agreed with you, his first year! Maybe even, I’ll stretch it, to a second year to believe in him, for potential sake!
BUT THREE RESETS !!! And after each one, NO REAL CONSISTENCY!
CONSISTENCY IS POTENTIAL, BEING REALIZED! Over time, consistency turns potential into REALITY!
All the POTENTIAL, in the world, without consistency, is simply occasional FLASHES of great play!
(Now, back to referencing the 3 times DISCONTENT)
Actually more than 3 times, if, as you said, we consider his injuries time off!
So after 3 head coach resets, and injuries combined, each time, upon his return to the ice, we anticipated Mr Bura “turning it around”! Short of a couple of INCONSISTENT flashses, there has been NO appreciable turnaround to speak of!
I believe I am more in line with Trotz on this. Trotz has obviously lost patience with him, and isn’t giving Bura a whole lot of opportunities, anymore, to show this “potential”! That’s not good for Bura, as he now would have to produce within the ever-shrinking windows he’s being given!!
IMHO, he has been given some of the MOST CHOICE opportunities to show himself, and he, and his super ego have squandered them to pieces. His biggest problem now is that he caused himself to be under Trotz’s negative radar! Good luck getting out of that!
Respectfully submitted,
Rush