OEL hits far more often and OEL has dished some big hits in his time here. OEL is a sneaky pain in the ass.
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I like Yandle way more than I like OEL, but OEL is unquestionably better, especially when the question was peak to peak. I'd give Yandle the nod on the transition game and being "fiery", but OEL beats him in physicality, shot, and defensive reads pretty easily. He's just a much more reliable defenseman. On the flip side, even when Yandle is bad, I've never questioned his motor.
Anthony Duclair has 15 points in 42 games. He had 15 in 33 games in Arizona last season.
Just thought I'd point this out after all of the early season hysteria that we had ruined another player.
Just thought I'd point this out after all of the early season hysteria that we had ruined another player.
TheLegend
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It's easy to memory hole us giving all our injured players tons of money
What may be worse is our cap hit on IR exceeds the rest of the team.
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I think it’s cute that we’re still fantasizing about Matthews.
TheLegend
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I don't think AM wants any thing to do with the Coyotes right now. He is at the pinnacle of the hockey universe in TO.. He loves the attention, pressure does not bother him, and he will be making bank with his contract and endorsements. He will own the city. He could end up being the best Leaf player of all time. Even after hockey, he will be set for life with endorsements. TGO still has endorsements in Canada. There is no use for any team to offer sheet AM because TO will match any offer and trade who they must to keep AM.
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Jakey, he wants to play in AZ and he wants out of Toronto. If the Coyotes want a 1C that wants to be here, they could offer him $12-14 mill a year for 6 years. Granted we need new owners that could afford it but we might solve our 1C issue finally. If TML matches, they are screwed cap wise. They might take the picks. Trust me, Mathews would sign it.
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But that's also the same type of player that takes an overhead slash to someone's hands on an empty-net goal, trips a guy on Detroit after he scores an EN goal, or throws his stick out at someone in the fastest skater competition at the All-Star skills competition. I am not saying that you have to be a gracious loser, but that's the type of stuff that made me not appreciate what he was all about - great when things are good, but the test of character when things are not so good is questionable.
You would be incorrect these days. But only in a few markets. Just listened to Dan Carcillo saying he was being paid a couple hundred grand a year as a Blackhawks Ambassador. Tavares, Marner, and Matthews have sponsors lining up.
I don't mind the talk, but I think you might agree that it's downright silly to think Matthews is leaving Toronto via offer sheet.
How do you know he wants out of TO? How do you know he wants to play here? What the hell are you saying "trust me, Matthews would sign it"? He and Babcock might have a rift, but if push comes to shove there, it's bye bye Babcock.
The super stars probably make more with endorsements than some of their team mates NHL salaries.
moosemeister
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It may happen once he becomes a UFA, but I doubt Arizona would cough up enough to get him to sign here. With our current ownership, he'd have to accept a $5-6 million offer; I doubt that'll ever happen. Of course he could just "dog" it for a few seasons if he really wanted to escape the Taveres/Nylander (and probably Marner) show. I still think another team would be able to afford him before us.
Still, dreaming (pipe or otherwise) is a mentally healthy thing to do
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Somebody point me to where Matthew has ever, ever indicated that he wants out of Toronto to play in Arizona. No one wants to go to a team so unstable as ours.
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I was in a bar with his uncles poodles babysitter and she said that AM is a huge fan of the Rising. He wants to come back to be close to the team and pursue his lifelong dream of playing professional soccer once his hockey career is over.
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I think Duclair has all air between the ears. One game you see him scoring a high light goal and the next game is scratched. I thought for sure he would end up much better than this.
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