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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Gaudreau's first few steps are burner qualities, but his top speed isn't. I would love if the Flames had a burner. I think that's why parting wirh Byron was such a painful event -- he had a skill not easily replaceable and nobody in the organization could fill that void.
If those types of players learn to finish, they're great goal scorers. Just like Grabner became one this year.
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Grabner has shown that (and better) before, I don't know that he learned anything new this year, he just has up and down years.
The problem with a "burner" like Byron, and why it was ok losing him, is that he really didn't show he belonged in the NHL full time and he only really had until the end of training camp to do it. He caught on with Montreal later on down the season, but the struggles the same way a lot of burners do: bad puck handling.
There's not many guys who can play and think at that speed at the same time. Byron definitely wasn't that when we lost him. Annoying if anything that he showed at least some ability to do that afterwards.