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Yes, definitely interested in Burmistov.

The scouting report on Burmistov is he is a skilled Russian player with great puck skills, soft hands, deceptive skating ability and a great 2-way defensive forward. He is on the smallish size with a 5'11 frame.

Depending on the price, he could be a 2nd line winger for us.
 
I don't think Burmistrov has shown enough skill to make up for the lack of size, but then again he's a very young player who was highly regarded in junior so i think it would depend on the price
 
Burmistrov has yet to reach his potential - he's only played 2.5 seasons in the NHL (thanks to the lockout).

If Grabs isn't in the plans, maybe there's a move to be made there.
 
Burmi's sort of in a tlustyish situation over there.

Still has upside, probably won't ever reach it.

I'd trade Biggs for him.
 
Richards a healthy scratch in this potential sweep game. Lots of tweets saying the Rangers may buy him out. How can you sit him in the last game.

Dregs saying teams will line up to sign him for 3 year deal at 3 mill or so..

Sign me up...... #betterthanbozak
 
Hoss said:
Richards a healthy scratch in this potential sweep game. Lots of tweets saying the Rangers may buy him out. How can you sit him in the last game.

Dregs saying teams will line up to sign him for 3 year deal at 3 mill or so..

Sign me up...... #betterthanbozak
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I'd do it.
 
He will have how many million in his bank account from the buy out??? The salary he gets is just gravy... his wifes pocket money.
 
I made a prediction on this board the day Sather signed him that he's get dumped by the Rangers within 2 years. That was a horrible contract.
 
Age seems to have caught up with Briere, where he took a sharp drop from PPG player to ~ .5 PPG.

That, and he's the opposite of what we're looking for in a forward (size, board presence, puck battle, defensive) ... I'd say no.
 
Richards - Yes

Burmistrov - No


We're at a point in our development as a club where we should be replacing players that leave our roster with players in those roles that we believe can help us get to the next level. Burmistrov is a project that 2-3 years ago would have been a nice add for us to see if anything was there. Sign me up for a guy like Richards who, most likely due to elite lack of footspeed and size, has suffered in Tortarella's style of play. If NYR amnesties him, we have to be there to land him.
 
Briere's an option as a 2nd line winger. Philly fans hated the **** out of him this year, though. extremely one diminesional at this point.

though, he's always awesome in the playoffs.
 
Yup, you don't just forget to play hockey overnight and he doesn't strike me as somebody who is just mailing it in after getting paid.

A definite bounce-back candidate, and could do wonders with a guy like Kessel. This is dependent on Bozak/Grabs walking, mind you.
 
leaffan2005 said:
Yup, you don't just forget to play hockey overnight and he doesn't strike me as somebody who is just mailing it in after getting paid.

A definite bounce-back candidate, and could do wonders with a guy like Kessel. This is dependent on Bozak/Grabs walking, mind you.
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Yeah, the Rangers play a style where the forwards are expected to collapse really deep into the defensive zone when the opposition has low zone possession, so odd man break outs (where players with skill/IQ flourish) are hard to come by if you don't have elite speed (which Richards doesn't)...and offensively, the Rangers play a similar style as the Bruins do, cycle the puck along the walls and jam the front of the net...which if you lack elite size and strength (as Richards does) you'll struggle there too. There's a reason Nash is flourishing under that system (3rd highest PPG season of his career, best of his last 4) and Richards isn't. Richards went from a free flowing offensive system with speed on his wings to a grinders system. Being surrounded by the type of top 6 talent we have, Richards would bounce back to the .9+ppg player he is imo.

As well...the first pass ability of our blueline, to move the puck in transition >> what the Rangers have.

Kadri-Richards would be the best 1-2 punch we've had at centre in a long time.
 
I dunno about that.

Gaborik had no problem producing for the Rangers for the most part. Brassard has exploded since being traded there. Guys like Callahan and Hagelin and Stepan have no problem producing there.
 
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