The Colorado Avs will face the Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, and Burakovsky is close to feeling 100% again.
He missed the next two games after blocking a shot in the Western Conference finals. Burakovsky came back for Colorado's series-clinching Game 4 victory, but it wasn't until the last couple of days that he felt like himself again.
Burakovsky felt good after Monday's practice. We've been doing well and making progress.
They are hoping for that. Kadri has been out with a broken thumb and his status for the Final is uncertain. Burakovsky was on the second line with Mikko Rantanen and J.T. Compher.
The unit could see a lot of the checking line of the bay. Burakovsky & Co. will have a lot of work to do.
It's great thatCirelli is great. He plays on the right side of the ice. The right plays are always made by him. We have to play with our strengths, and try to find a way to get a couple goals there, and also defend well because they can score, too. He's a good defensive player.
Colorado's prospects will only get better if Burakovsky is at his best. Burakovsky won't be able to match Kadri's 14 points, but he will find a way.
"Naza is a great player for us and brings a lot, especially on the offensive side and even defensively." I'm not sure how much has changed for us. We're trying to play our own game and not think about it a lot. We hope that he can play someday, and he has been looking good.
Burakovsky has had a number of setbacks in the playoffs, the most recent being this injury. He had one goal and three assists through the first seven games.
He was a healthy scratch in the last two games of the second-round series. He was back in the lineup for the sixth and final game of the series when Colorado won.
He told them to work hard. Prepare yourself. You have to do everything you can to get in there.
The only two players to have won a Cup with two different teams are Burakovsky and Helm. Burakovsky scored two goals in the Eastern Conference final to help Washington get to the Final.
Burakovsky had a great run, but he's more excited about the future of the team.
I'm happy to be back in the Final. He said that it doesn't happen for everyone. We've been successful in the past. The progress we've been making as a group has been great. We want to tell our own stories. I don't think about what we did to win in Washington a lot. We need to write our own story because this is a new group.
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