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Apparently he was fried ass last year
His underlying numbers say just that
Apparently he was fried ass last year
Also a tactic to ensure you meet nhl regulations of icing a certain number of nhl veterans. Ore season can be bunched together like 3 in 4. So need enough bodies. Quinn, OEL, already know who and what they are. Will give them their 3 games to get their legs under them.i hope boudreau's MO isn't the travis green methodology of giving veterans with no chance of making the team lots of pre-season icetime so he has no idea what his young guys can or can't do
i hope boudreau's MO isn't the travis green methodology of giving veterans with no chance of making the team lots of pre-season icetime so he has no idea what his young guys can or can't do
Probably what he is. You play Quinn and OEL enough to get them ready for the season. Rathbone gets a long look like last pre season. Assuming Dermott plays the right side anyone else getting a super long look on the left?Kind of a head-scratcher....Dekeyser's numbers were 'off-the-charts' bad at times last year, and at 32 he's a bit of a shadow of the player he used to be. And a left-hand shot to boot, where the Canucks really have no openings.
But on a positive side, he was the regular d-partner for Moritz Seider last season....and a times they were the Wings best pairing. I thought Calvin de Haan might have been a better bet on a PTO, but at least Dekeyser is a 'warm body' for the exhibition grind.
Nic Petan was the biggest head scratcher in recent memory. It's like Green was living out a Winterhawk fantasy during last preseasonI remember Green and Benning were enamored with Jack Skille when he said
“I’m willing to chew through rope to be here”
that was all they needed to hear to give him a contract off a PTO
From his first game, he solidified the defense and provided a shot of optimism for a playoff-bound team. A broken thumb derailed his and the team’s playoff run that season. The following season was disrupted due to a separated left shoulder. He went on to have two excellent seasons in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Although never a big scorer, he was solid, confident, and made sound decisions with the puck and in coverage. Fewer players were as selfless or as strong when it came to taking a hit to make a play.
Although he played every game in the 2016-2017 season, there was an element about DeKeyser that did not look right. The team around him was in decline, but there was something more. The smooth-skating, the confidence to jump into the offensive zone, and the effortless turn into pursuit were less consistent and less dynamic than in the previous two seasons. The one-time excellent skater had lost a step. Although everyone in the NHL plays through pain, through his toughness Danny DeKeyser’s pain was taking a toll.
Injuries are cruel in sports. Although he should be at the peak of a career filled with promise, DeKeyser appeared to be in decline. Damaged and deteriorating spinal discs began to press on nerves, which were not only painful but drained dynamic strength and responsiveness from his lower body. The powerful and smooth skating stride that marked his game was also deteriorating. There are few worse chronic injuries for hockey players.
After holding off as long as possible, he had major surgery in December of 2019. Part of the disc that was pressing on his spinal nerves was trimmed. This surgery was similar to the surgery that Henrik Zetterberg had for a spinal condition that ended the captain’s career. And like Zetterberg, DeKeyser’s injury was apparent for years before resorting to surgery.
“They said sometimes when you injure a disc you feel it right away or sometimes it just kind of builds up over time,” DeKeyser said. “Maybe there was an injury a year or two ago and it just kind of slowly built up.”
I loved Dekeyser in his first couple years in the league but he hasn’t been effective in a long time now and his formerly + skating is long gone with all the back problems.
I remember Green and Benning were enamored with Jack Skille when he said
“I’m willing to chew through rope to be here”
that was all they needed to hear to give him a contract off a PTO
That’s dog food.Move Hughes to RS, OEL to the 1st pairing. dekeyser-Myers 2nd pairing. Tasty.
I remember Mike Gillis bidding for this guy.He was really really really bad last season. Which continues a trend. He's also one of those guys who I know isn't actually that old but feels way older than he is.*
*he's 32
I remember Mike Gillis bidding for this guy.
Time flies. We finally got our guy.
This should have been Stralman. This player is hot garbage and it scares me that we would target him.