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Exactly. The decision needs to be made solely on what's best for his development, not how best to tank.
Prospect Info: 2021 Draft #9 - Dylan Guenther (RW)
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Exactly. The decision needs to be made solely on what's best for his development, not how best to tank.
Our Lady Peace
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What do you Coyote fans think of Guenther in the preseason this far? 7 SOG and 1 assist last night. A fit to play 9 games and then assess where he's at after?
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I feel like Guenther is being looked at as a golden goose that they really don't want to mess up. I think they'd rather just give a guy like Chiasson his spot and bring Guenther back next season
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That's my thought. He didn't look out of place vs Vegas, just seems to need to get used to the tempo. I'd say he's ready based on just one game, but that's a foolish way to evaluate so I'd give him pre-season and the 9 to make sure.
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That’s worse for him than keeping him here. He’s got nothing to gain from going back. This isn’t like Hayton. Guenther was already too good for the WHL. It will be laughable this season. What good is scoring over a goal per a game and over two points per game? He’s already been in that league for several years.
I don’t believe there are more than five better NHL forwards on the team than Guenther. Sending him down is a slap in the face.
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Guenther should be up playing...he can get 14+ mins a night and gain valuable experience and it will then give the Coyotes room next year to bring Cooley straight in
You can't have all the rookies join the team at the same time, never works. Guenther stays this season and gets a year worth of experience, he will be in a better position next season when he's joined by Cooley & Fantilli.
You can't have all the rookies join the team at the same time, never works. Guenther stays this season and gets a year worth of experience, he will be in a better position next season when he's joined by Cooley & Fantilli.
I also trust Tourigny to better manage Guenther than what we would have seen with Tocchet or Tippett.
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Same reason Jenik, Maccelli and Smith need to play a significant number of NHL games this season.
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What happens if, say 21 games in, you start to really see he doesn't have what it takes to make it to The NHL yet?
Do you eat the one year of the ELC and send him back to junior?
Do you eat the one year of the ELC and send him back to junior?
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the key is if he does stay to not stretch his 9 games out over months like they did with Hayton, which led to long stretches of Hayton not getting games in anywhere and then when he did play he was rusty and couldn’t accomplish anything.
I assume Tourigny is smart enough not to repeat that idiocy
I assume Tourigny is smart enough not to repeat that idiocy
rt
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They start the season with six on the road and then four at home before a set of FOURTEEN straight road games. Which is absolutely insane.
Let’s see what happens on that first road trip and then that first home stand. He’s either ready to take on 14 consecutive NHL road games, or he’s ready to go back to Edmonton. The team should know before they take off for that marathon.
Let’s see what happens on that first road trip and then that first home stand. He’s either ready to take on 14 consecutive NHL road games, or he’s ready to go back to Edmonton. The team should know before they take off for that marathon.
He looked good last night. The Vegas announcers sure thought he will make the team. I'm still on the fence until his 9 game tryout..
@rt I don't think sending him back to Juniors is a slap in the face, but if they send him without giving him a 9 game NHL trial it would be.
I think there's also a chance he helps the tank....He might score points, but he might also give up more than he gets.
@rt I don't think sending him back to Juniors is a slap in the face, but if they send him without giving him a 9 game NHL trial it would be.
I think there's also a chance he helps the tank....He might score points, but he might also give up more than he gets.
That is an understatement! If need be give him protective minutes, but I think he will gel with Hayton.
Another understatement!
Our Lady Peace
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I agree with him being too good for the WHL and I'd bet that even if he were to be "slower" out of the gate in the NHL this year, he's smart and competitive enough to eventually pick it up and have a solid 2nd half this year as a 19 year old.
I feel it would go something like 7G/7A in the first 40 games, and then 14G/14A in the next 40 games.
I feel it would go something like 7G/7A in the first 40 games, and then 14G/14A in the next 40 games.
Everyone is playing coach I see.
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I think Guenther will be sent down with a few players that should get NHL time. It's okay though, we've got Fischer!
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…and they might even watch Guenther play!Everyone is playing coach I see.
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If he goes back to junior, it won't be for a stupid reason. They've built this roster so that he doesn't have to stay here if they think he needs to be protected from the tank for another year. If he plays his way onto the roster and keeps playing well enough to stay, he'll stay.
rt
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I’m not that confident. He’s got points in every pre-season game. And Christian Fischer is a lock to make the team. Doesn’t feel like a meritocracy to me. I honestly hate everything about Fischer’s game.
