Do you get the sense Armstrong has to trade OEL regardless of the return? If that is the case it would be a huge mistake starting a rebuild. I would still love to see Armstrong have a chance to evaluate the current players under a new coach before making significant moves.
I'm loving the gripes on Twitter about qualifying Fischer but not Hinostroza. My two cents:
Both are not blowing up the scoresheet. OK, fine.
Hinostroza: undersized scorer stuck on the 4th line with the emergence of Conor Garland and acquisition of Phil Kessel.
Fischer: 'Meat line' crasher and basher playing right where he should be, homegrown depth talent, fits both Tocchet and Armstrong's preferred style of play.
Seems like a straightforward decision to me. And probably safer in the current landscape to let him go UFA rather than qualifying him and then not being able to put him in a trade package.
Given the news if we can't deal him by Friday he's staying; the Coyotes have even less leverage. I really just hope they move on and we keep him. Cut money elsewhere.
in general, i'll say this much about what's happened over the last little while:
even though there's been a lot of shifting around in the front office, the Coyotes finally have stable ownership for, like, the *first* time ever. as previously reported on here, Alex Meruelo is a guy that doesn't just give up on investments. his status as a Hispanic owner of a hockey team in a part of the US that has a lot of Hispanic people (and the subsequent actions he's done to build relations with the Hispanic community in Phoenix) also makes me think that he's committed to actually building up this franchise in a sustainable way. and I think that's going to filter down with his choices for GM and front office staff; Bill Armstrong and the scouting and directorial staff that have been hired seem to also be committed to what I think are the smartest ways to go about building an organizational depth chart.
so, even though it seems like times are grim now, I think, this time around, the rebuild will actually be properly done to create a successful team, because the pieces are there for a good foundation (namely, competent ownership). look at the Lightning and Jeff Vinik. look at the Penguins and Mario Lemieux. look at the Blackhawks and Rocky Wirtz. all of these franchises have seen *awful* financial times in the past, but the ownership was (eventually) there to provide stability. this, to me, seems like the beginning of eventually managing to build a respectable franchise that can put butts in seats and win night-in and night-out.
I want to see a complicated 27-way inter-league trade to accommodate OEL. He ends up on Boston, McAvoy ends up on Winnipeg, Mike Trout ends up on the Buffalo Bills, and the Justice League sends the Green Lantern to the cast of The View for future considerations.
I imagine this situation for GMBA is a lot like when Mike Hazen came to the Dbacks in 2016. A lot of people figured he would look to trade Goldy and Greinke to shed payroll. He decided to stick with both guys and then pull the trigger when his leverage was better. I think it worked for Hazen in the short term and long term.
I know this is a different situation for the Yotes but it’s hard to think that BA is dealing from a position of strength right now.
Time to move on... Four years until this team is hopefully playoff ready. He'll be 33 by then. Of course you can't give him away, but if he's willing to stay in a place and lose for years on end I think that tells alot about his true desire to win. Flip flops to work, great weather, no press coverage, no real fan expectations, just rakes in the cash. If he's willing to toil away knowing he can always schedule his vacation for April then that's his lame decision I guess.
If OEL is moved, who is our top defensive pairing? Chychrun and Goligoski? That's a lot of responsibility for the former. Alternatively, do you think Armstrong would swing for Krug or even Pietrangelo, who he's gotten to know over the past few years?
Do you get the sense Armstrong has to trade OEL regardless of the return? If that is the case it would be a huge mistake starting a rebuild. I would still love to see Armstrong have a chance to evaluate the current players under a new coach before making significant moves.
Christian Fischer was a second round pick.
I'm loving the gripes on Twitter about qualifying Fischer but not Hinostroza. My two cents:
Both are not blowing up the scoresheet. OK, fine.
Hinostroza: undersized scorer stuck on the 4th line with the emergence of Conor Garland and acquisition of Phil Kessel.
Fischer: 'Meat line' crasher and basher playing right where he should be, homegrown depth talent, fits both Tocchet and Armstrong's preferred style of play.
Seems like a straightforward decision to me. And probably safer in the current landscape to let him go UFA rather than qualifying him and then not being able to put him in a trade package.
Given the news if we can't deal him by Friday he's staying; the Coyotes have even less leverage. I really just hope they move on and we keep him. Cut money elsewhere.
in general, i'll say this much about what's happened over the last little while:
even though there's been a lot of shifting around in the front office, the Coyotes finally have stable ownership for, like, the *first* time ever. as previously reported on here, Alex Meruelo is a guy that doesn't just give up on investments. his status as a Hispanic owner of a hockey team in a part of the US that has a lot of Hispanic people (and the subsequent actions he's done to build relations with the Hispanic community in Phoenix) also makes me think that he's committed to actually building up this franchise in a sustainable way. and I think that's going to filter down with his choices for GM and front office staff; Bill Armstrong and the scouting and directorial staff that have been hired seem to also be committed to what I think are the smartest ways to go about building an organizational depth chart.
so, even though it seems like times are grim now, I think, this time around, the rebuild will actually be properly done to create a successful team, because the pieces are there for a good foundation (namely, competent ownership). look at the Lightning and Jeff Vinik. look at the Penguins and Mario Lemieux. look at the Blackhawks and Rocky Wirtz. all of these franchises have seen *awful* financial times in the past, but the ownership was (eventually) there to provide stability. this, to me, seems like the beginning of eventually managing to build a respectable franchise that can put butts in seats and win night-in and night-out.
I want to see a complicated 27-way inter-league trade to accommodate OEL. He ends up on Boston, McAvoy ends up on Winnipeg, Mike Trout ends up on the Buffalo Bills, and the Justice League sends the Green Lantern to the cast of The View for future considerations.
I imagine this situation for GMBA is a lot like when Mike Hazen came to the Dbacks in 2016. A lot of people figured he would look to trade Goldy and Greinke to shed payroll. He decided to stick with both guys and then pull the trigger when his leverage was better. I think it worked for Hazen in the short term and long term.
I know this is a different situation for the Yotes but it’s hard to think that BA is dealing from a position of strength right now.
Time to move on... Four years until this team is hopefully playoff ready. He'll be 33 by then. Of course you can't give him away, but if he's willing to stay in a place and lose for years on end I think that tells alot about his true desire to win. Flip flops to work, great weather, no press coverage, no real fan expectations, just rakes in the cash. If he's willing to toil away knowing he can always schedule his vacation for April then that's his lame decision I guess.
If the Coyotes don't use one of their picks today to get Josh Doan, and don't get Shane on the zoom call to make the pick, I'm rioting.
Any idea what the attraction to either Vancouver or Boston is for OEL? Should be an interesting day and week for our new GM.
If OEL is moved, who is our top defensive pairing? Chychrun and Goligoski? That's a lot of responsibility for the former. Alternatively, do you think Armstrong would swing for Krug or even Pietrangelo, who he's gotten to know over the past few years?