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alta:
just heard on the radio local sports talk idiots that Bura requested a trade in the middle of last season, seems he was unhappy in the bottom six yet didn't really make the case that he deserved to bump one of the current top six down a level
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: alta on Saturday June 29, 2019, 11:26:35 AM Eastern ---just heard on the radio local sports talk idiots that Bura requested a trade in the middle of last season, seems he was unhappy in the bottom six yet didn't really make the case that he deserved to bump one of the current top six down a level
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Heard that too. . There’s probably some truth in that. Particularly the part where he couldn’t a case for it.
I’m not sure he’ll do well with Avs. He sure as hell won’t crack their “first line”, and he isn’t enough of a twoway player to fit the rest of their system/roster. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used him to flip him in a trade sooner rather than later
zerofox:
If he wants to play in the top 6 there's always the AHL. He had "potential" but he never did a damn thing to earn a top 6 spot, unlike Vrana. Even Wilson stepped up big time. He earned his spot in the top 6. Bura had his chances.
zerofox:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Saturday June 29, 2019, 12:20:21 PM Eastern ---Heard that too. . There’s probably some truth in that. Particularly the part where he couldn’t a case for it.
I’m not sure he’ll do well with Avs. He sure as hell won’t crack their “first line”, and he isn’t enough of a twoway player to fit the rest of their system/roster. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used him to flip him in a trade sooner rather than later
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He's definitely not a top 3 forward on the Avs and I even doubt his place in the top 6 is guaranteed. I think if he continues to be the headcase he has been, he'll earn his way to the bottom 6 pretty quickly.
I took a quick look at top 6 across the league, I think Arizona, Anaheim, and Edmonton (because outside of McDavid, Draisaitl, and RNH it gets pretty sad pretty quickly) he could potentially be a top 6, at least probably with more ease than he could be with most other teams. And this isn't even taking into consideration how he would actually fit in another team's system or fit in with linemates. It's just a basic back of the envelope "is he more talented than the current top 6 wingers there?"
Simply put, if Bura goes anywhere with the "I've got a top 6 spot locked down" mindset he's going to find himself demoted pretty quickly.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: zerofox on Sunday June 30, 2019, 10:53:48 AM Eastern ---
He's definitely not a top 3 forward on the Avs and I even doubt his place in the top 6 is guaranteed. I think if he continues to be the headcase he has been, he'll earn his way to the bottom 6 pretty quickly.
I took a quick look at top 6 across the league, I think Arizona, Anaheim, and Edmonton (because outside of McDavid, Draisaitl, and RNH it gets pretty sad pretty quickly) he could potentially be a top 6, at least probably with more ease than he could be with most other teams. And this isn't even taking into consideration how he would actually fit in another team's system or fit in with linemates. It's just a basic back of the envelope "is he more talented than the current top 6 wingers there?"
Simply put, if Bura goes anywhere with the "I've got a top 6 spot locked down" mindset he's going to find himself demoted pretty quickly.
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If he grows up and quits worrying about “Top 6” and his stats, he could be a damn good player. He’s gonna learn the hard way that most teams won’t tolerate that childish video-game mentality. He’ll either man-up or find a spot on the second line of a KHL team
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