Quoting: mokumboi
Kyrou was greatly improved in all three zones during the last 20-30 games of the season, man. I get your point, but he does have a complete game in him - it needs to be coached out of him. He's closer to a complete game than Keller, and he's been in the league for nearly 200 more games.
Quoting: mokumboi
1 - Disagree. Keller isn't nearly the transition player Kyrou is, and he's not more productive.
2 - Based on what, another gut feeling?
3 - This is just nonsense, the same nonsense JR always pushes into the bubble. Chief once called out Perron and benched him for a game TWICE. Managing players in a way is not the same as "they don;t see eye to eye". He's trying to develop the player. Sometimes that means a little tiff or a comment in the paper. It's nowhere near as dramatic as people make it out to be. They said all the same stuff about Brett Hull... for 11 years. Blah blah blah.
4 - Jump out of their seats? Really? Heh, okay then.
5 - Ya know what? Army and Chief both need to start talking about all the mistakes they made this past season. Maybe then they can start going in on players with all the stupid comments they made this season. The single worst performer on the Blues in 22-23 was Armstrong. He needs to zip it and do better. Kyrou earned far more of his salary last season than Army did, that's for damn sure.
I could agree with some of this. I like Kyrou and like the speed element he brings - Blues haven't been a fast team for a long time. That being said, I wouldn't say he's a Chief or Armstrong type player. Armstrong did also admit at year end that he needed to grow and change himself when it came to younger players nowadays.
I think Doug knew this was going to be a transition year very early in the regular season.
The Leddy signing still befuddles the F out of me. That being said, I don't think he's as bad as you have insinuated in the past and actually fits pretty well next to Faulk.
Keller has never played with a center as good as Thomas. Granted Kyrou often doesn't play with Thomas. I would trade 1 for 1 and think the Blues would also. Understand if you disagree.