


His minus-35 tally is last on the team and fourth-worst in the league behind only Seth Jones, Andrew Peeke, and Drake Batherson.

When fans criticize Kyrou, they are often quick to point out his plus/minus rating, which is abysmal. Moreover, he should be the least of fans’ concerns in evaluating the Blues’ defensive woes. A closer inspection of his stats suggests that while there are holes in his game defensively, he is not quite the liability that many fans believe he is. While a lack of effort will never be tolerated by Blues fans, much less by Berube, the ire directed toward Kyrou is a little misleading. That has led many fans to argue about Kyrou’s future with the team, and whether he will ever develop into the 200-foot player, they believe he needs to be to succeed in St. The coach and fans alike perceived that Kyrou lacked effort on a play against the Nashville Predators, and Kyrou and Berube shared words as the team exited the ice. Unfortunately, due to a recent dust-up with head coach Craig Berube, the discussion around Kyrou in particular, has been less than glowing. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages.
