Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
Andre Burakovsky vs. Valeri Nichushkin
Which kid do you like better going forward? I think a case could be made for each.
Burakovsky (23 in 48) is producing a bit better right now than Nichushkin (18 in 50). Both have a real nice pre-NHL pedigree. Both have a collection of toys to potentially play with (Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Oshie, Carlson) and (Benn, Seguin, Sharp, Spezza, Klingberg).
Burakovsky is looking super flanking Kuznetsov. Nichushkin has seen spot duty with the big boys but the thought of him eventually lining up on the 1st line makes poolies drool.
Skill-wise, both are big, lanky wingers with speed and gifted mitts. Both are good shooters.
Nichushkin seems to get injured... a lot... though.
Who do prefer long-term? League in my sig.
8-GM / WK-H2H
Forwards: G=2, A=1, PP/SH= +1, GWG= +2, Shootout G=1, HT= +1
D-Men/Captain: G=3/A=2
Goalies: W=3, OTL=1, SO= +2, SV= .10
Start = 13F, 6D, 2G / Keep 44 (3G)
Captain: Matthews
(F): MacKinnon, Pasta, Marner, Rantanen, Malkin, Barkov, M.Tkachuk, W.Nylander, Pettersson, Gaudreau, Laine, Keller, Miller, B.Tkachuk, Stutzle, DeBrincat, L.Raymond, K.Johnson, Cozens, Quinn, Guenther, Kulich, Cooley
(D): Makar, Dahlin, Q.Hughes, Ekblad, Rielly, Werenski, Letang, Jones, Chychrun, Seider, Edvinsson, Jiricek, Korchinski, Mintyukov, Ceulemans, Hutson
(G): Shesterkin, Demko, Vejmelka
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
It's certainly not helping but I'm debatting the exact same question... Nichushkin has a lot of "if & maybe" but so far, I have to give the edge to Burakovsky. But it's certainly not by a wide margin...
A case could be made about a hat and 2 piece of paper bearing their name...
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C- Stamkos, Draisaitl, Kopitar, Dvorak, Nelson
C(r)-Rossi, Frost
W-Wheeler, Laine, Meier, Kessel, Tatar, Duclair, Dadonov
W(r)-Olofsson, Tippett, Tolvanen, Kupari
D-Hamilton, Krug, Burns, Andersson, Pulock
D(r)- Boqvist
G- Hellebuyck, Hart, Shesterkin
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F+D : Points only
G : 2pts for SO
3 C, 5 W, 3 D + 2 G
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
Cage Match.
8-GM / WK-H2H
Forwards: G=2, A=1, PP/SH= +1, GWG= +2, Shootout G=1, HT= +1
D-Men/Captain: G=3/A=2
Goalies: W=3, OTL=1, SO= +2, SV= .10
Start = 13F, 6D, 2G / Keep 44 (3G)
Captain: Matthews
(F): MacKinnon, Pasta, Marner, Rantanen, Malkin, Barkov, M.Tkachuk, W.Nylander, Pettersson, Gaudreau, Laine, Keller, Miller, B.Tkachuk, Stutzle, DeBrincat, L.Raymond, K.Johnson, Cozens, Quinn, Guenther, Kulich, Cooley
(D): Makar, Dahlin, Q.Hughes, Ekblad, Rielly, Werenski, Letang, Jones, Chychrun, Seider, Edvinsson, Jiricek, Korchinski, Mintyukov, Ceulemans, Hutson
(G): Shesterkin, Demko, Vejmelka
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
Right now I think burakovsky, but for the long haul I think I'd rather Nichushkin. I'm a Nichushkin owner so there may be some hope here, but I really see him as earning a spot on the top line . I doubt this happens this season though.
10 team Full Keeper Roto League
4C-4LW-4RW-6D-2G-5bench-unlimited farm.
C= eichel,horvat,malkin,kuznetsov
LW= forsberg,kreider,lee,b.tkchuch,hertle,granlund
RW= reinhart,radulov,hoffman,laine,hayes
D= doughty,ghostebehere,karlsson,jones,klefbom,dahlin ,skjei
G= price,murray,grubauer,georgiev,ullmark,samsonov
under250gp=nichushkin,tuch,mathesson,marino,pujuja rvi,hosang,terry,andersson,j.hughes,patrik,crouse, zadina,podkolzin,k.miller,nedeljkovic,kravtsov,hay ton
--G,A,P,PPP,SHP,GWG,PIMS,+/-,SOG,hits,FOW,blks-Wins,GAA,SV%,saves,SO
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
Burakovsky short and long term
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
I own both, and up until a month ago, I'd have stuck with Nichushkin.
But this streak has me thinking that, although Bennguin looks temping, Kuz might be just as beneficial for Burakovsky.
A year from now, the tables might flip again (or hopefully, it turns into a dead-heat of studly production!).
Points-only, Full Keeper Dynasty League
Active roster (no starts, just total points): 12 FW, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Forwards: Kucherov, Barkov, Teravainen, Seguin, Hoffman, Lindholm, Gusev, Horvat, Meier, Perron, Schwartz, Johansen, Pavelski, Buchnevich, Hischier, Granlund, Bracco
Defense: Josi, Dahlin, Letang, Gostisbehere, Ekman-Larsson, Petry, Slavin, Keith, Matheson
Goal: Lehner, Holtby, Varlamov
Farm: Soderstrom, York, Woo, Tracey, Dorofeyev
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
Definitely Burakovsky.
Nichushkin will be a big bust (relative to the hype he's gotten on this board).
Many people know that I hate on Nichu a lot. He's got beauty mitts... lots of players do... but minimal hockey sense & passing touch.
Nichushkin's highlights always look good... he's one of those guys.
Maybe another Neiderreiter with less overall game. So that's not saying much.
Re: Burakovsky vs. Nichushkin moving forward
For my money, Seguin and Benn are the only two fixtures on the top line, at least for as long as Ruff is at the controls. He just likes to move people around too much and I doubt that he will ever change.Originally Posted by kevinsrangers
Nichuskin can only force the issue by rising to Benn and Seguin's level and I just don't see that in him.
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