Penguins Update: Is Anthony Beauvillier the New Dominik Simon?
Anthony Beauvillier…is an offensive depth winger. His value comes from creating scoring chances for himself, with the main issue being that he has a lot of problems putting them into the net.
That’s how JFresh described the former first-round pick when he signed with the Penguins this summer.
Hmmmm.
Sounds an awful lot like a couple of players from our not-too-distant past, doesn’t it?
Dominik Simon skated fast, created scoring chances and drove offense (at least according to Corsi), but couldn’t finish. Through no real fault of his own, he became one of the most polarizing players in franchise history.
Jansen Harkins skated fast and…well…hustled. No need to hammer home his dearth of scoring.
Back to the present. Through three preseason games, spent pretty much stapled to Sidney Crosby’s hip, Anthony Beauvillier unleashed an impressive 11 shots on goal while compiling a stunning 64.94 Corsi and some outstanding underlying numbers.
Pretty much did everything but register on the scoresheet.
Again, sounds awfully familiar (cough…Simon).
We all have our fatal attractions…someone or something we just can’t resist.