Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun has a good take.
After eight NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashes franchise (minus the two seasons and 107 games played on Kazan Ak-Bars of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League between 2013-14 and 2014-15) Burmistrov was placed on waivers on Jan. 1 to, in my own opinion, to make room for a productive player. Not that I'm trying to shat all over the guy, as he was good on the penalty kill; but Burmi simply hasn't produced in the last two seasons. This season alone, he only has two points in 23 games played. Now that could be argued that he hasn't had enough ice-time. This may be true, but it doesn't account for his lack of production last year or all of his time as a Jet under former head coach, Claude Noel.
The Coyotes are hoping that a new team and a new atmosphere will help Burmistrov find his scoring touch that he does have when he is given an opportunity. The guy does have a wicked wrist-shot. And that can happen. He may very well pick up his production with a new team. Many have done it before him. Unfortunately for Burmi, and although he's still very young at 25, he may be past his "prime," for lack of a better word.
I wish Burmistrov luck with his new team. He's a good player, a team player and deserves a chance.
