They shouldn't. Team has given up early (IMO) on several young, talented guys already. Keller is very talented. Team needs to add more talent not trade it away.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [ARI] Clayton Keller re-signs with Coyotes (8 Years, $7.15M AAV)
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Art.Vandelay
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I can't see them giving up already. He's still young and talented as hell. Someone just needs to find a way to keep his motor running. He looks disinterested and lackadaisical at times. Put half of Conor Garland's heart in Keller and you have a potential star.
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His first year he played with more,,,boldness. He'd carry the puck straight to the net, traffic or not. He'd put pucks on net if he didn't have another play. he was like a mini-MacKinnon. Now he stays to the outside and looks around for someone else to do the hard work. Makes me wonder if he took a hit or two that made him scared. But he's definitely not the same player he was in his rookie year.
Bergevin should come knocking and try for another Domi for Galchenyuk trade!
Anyways, I don't see Chayka making that mistake again. Fool me once...
Anyways, I don't see Chayka making that mistake again. Fool me once...
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I dunno. By my math, that would only result in two halfhearted players.
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Timidity crept sneakily and silently into his game towards the end of his rookie season. It got its nasty hooks into him like a succubus and has been draining the effectiveness out of his game like blood ever since.
He hasn’t been able to shake it. It’s the monkey on his back that causes him to pass when he should shoot, miss wide open nets high and wide, double clutch on the puck, no look drop to nobody instead of driving the lane, and ceaselessly defer the puck ineffectually on the power play.
He’s shown in flashes he can play in the NHL at near-dominant levels. He absolutely has the skill to do so consistently. By all accounts he puts in the work to make it happen. But for whatever reason, when he hops over those boards, in real games, self-doubt seems to sink in.
I think that he also has some fear in his game. Physical fear. He’s soft. This often causes him to pass up on a direct play, in favor of a fancy play, so long as it takes him out of harm’s way. He might gain the zone with possession and speed, but the D will push him wide. Instead of going into the corner, or behind the net, and fighting to maintain possession, he’ll just chuck the puck into the slot. No-look pass to absolutely nobody. It makes it look like a great skill play. But I really suspect it was just a soft play. He wanted to look like he attempted a high skill play, but really he was just avoiding contact at all costs.
I don’t know what happened to him. I don’t know why he suddenly became such a complete and total wimp. I don’t remember any incident where he got crushed and he hasn’t been badly injured or anything. He had a pair when he came into the league. He played like a man. Then suddenly, he shelled up, and became a complete and total wussy.
He hasn’t been able to shake it. It’s the monkey on his back that causes him to pass when he should shoot, miss wide open nets high and wide, double clutch on the puck, no look drop to nobody instead of driving the lane, and ceaselessly defer the puck ineffectually on the power play.
He’s shown in flashes he can play in the NHL at near-dominant levels. He absolutely has the skill to do so consistently. By all accounts he puts in the work to make it happen. But for whatever reason, when he hops over those boards, in real games, self-doubt seems to sink in.
I think that he also has some fear in his game. Physical fear. He’s soft. This often causes him to pass up on a direct play, in favor of a fancy play, so long as it takes him out of harm’s way. He might gain the zone with possession and speed, but the D will push him wide. Instead of going into the corner, or behind the net, and fighting to maintain possession, he’ll just chuck the puck into the slot. No-look pass to absolutely nobody. It makes it look like a great skill play. But I really suspect it was just a soft play. He wanted to look like he attempted a high skill play, but really he was just avoiding contact at all costs.
I don’t know what happened to him. I don’t know why he suddenly became such a complete and total wimp. I don’t remember any incident where he got crushed and he hasn’t been badly injured or anything. He had a pair when he came into the league. He played like a man. Then suddenly, he shelled up, and became a complete and total wussy.
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Coyotes need to trade Taylor Hall for WHATEVER they can get. Need offensive help BAD
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I dont think its at all too late for him, but yeah he's snakebit. If he doesn't gain more confidence (or a tool like muscle to gain him more confidence) we're looking at a perennial 50 point player at best.
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