Is Raffi Torres the new Alexandre Burrows?
They took very different paths to the Canucks, but there are quite a few similarities between the two players at this point in time.
Burrows was undrafted out of junior, and aside from playing ball hockey in the summer, he toiled in the ECHL and AHL before making the Canucks during the 2005-2006 season.
In 2008-2009, he and linemate Ryan Kesler were broken up and inserted into the top two lines of the slumping Canucks, and Burrows exploded for 28 goals playing with Henrik and Daniel Sedin on the top line (Kesler went on to center the second line and be nominated for the Selke Trophy). In 2009-2010, Burrows proved it wasn't a fluke and improved to 35 goals.
Torres was drafted fifth overall by the New York Islanders in 2000, and was traded to Edmonton during the 2002-2003 season. His best season came in 2005-2006, when he scored 27 goals and 14 assists for the Oilers, and contributed to their run to the Stanley Cup finals before being felled by the Carolina Hurricanes.
More recently however, Torres has been inconsistent to say the least. In 2009-2010, he scored 19 goals for the Colu ...
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Is Vancouver Canucks Winger Raffi Torres the New Alexandre Burrows?
November 3rd, 2010 by Joel Prosser Leave a reply »
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