Confirmed with Link: Coyotes acquire Plotnikov for Plachta + Cond 2017 7th

[Mosby]

I'd think Downie moreso than Chipchura.

 

[Hzzz]

Plotnikov and Tikhonov were linemates in the 2014 WC

Now go get Ovechkin

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Man, Maloney has a wicked streak to him... See ya, Matthias!

 

[mouser]

Any idea what the condition is for the 7th round pick? Not sure why the pick was even included. From what little I've read, Pitts got a little $$ relief but the players are both equally ineffective.

Logical guess would be if the Coyotes re-sign him.

 

[Naych_PHX]

So he's sticking on the NHL roster? Who did we send down? Seems like another Christian Thomas to me.

 

[Summer Rose]

This looks like another one of Maloney's reclamation projects.

 

[mouser]

So he's sticking on the NHL roster? Who did we send down? Seems like another Christian Thomas to me.

Still time to trade guys today.

I'm more curious how the team seems to be over the 50 contract limit now.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I'm more curious how the team seems to be over the 50 contract limit now.

We're at 50 right now. Plachta and Plotnikov cancel each other out, and Sekac was our 50th contract.

What I'm not sure about is our active roster - I think with Cunningham's callup and even if Tikh is on the emergency list we're at 24...

EDIT:

 

[Jormungandr]

Still time to trade guys today.

I'm more curious how the team seems to be over the 50 contract limit now.

Sekac put us at 50. Plotnikov for Plachta keeps us at 50.

 

[Tom Polakis]

ESPN's Trade Tracker shows "conditional 2nd round pick" rather than 7th.

I'm going over to the TSN site now...

 

[Sciamachy]

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Looks and sounds like a prototypical DT special. Plays the game the right way and doesn't score. Pencil him into top 6

 

[rt]

Still the blockbuster of the day! I bet the NHLN/TSN/SN televised coverage of the deadline is just riveting today. Non-stop entertainment.

 

[kihekah19*]

I've got a lot of respect for Kinger.

 

[0point1]

Basically the Coyotes brought in Plachta from Germany where he was doing great and put him in the AHL to see if his game translated to North America. It didn't. So we swap out Plachta for Plotnikov and see how he does for us the next 20 games or so.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Plotnikov is better than the stats suggest.

He plays physical and is big.

Got some chemistry with Tichonov.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

 

[Sinurgy]

32 GP
0 G
2 A

That gif pretty much sums up the trade deadline in general.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Really really liked Plots from what he was allowed to show. Is he in your lineup tonight?

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

I just published a translated interview with Plotnikov about the trade, his hopes with the Penguins, what happened in Pittsburgh, etc.

http://thehockeywriters.com/sergei-plotnikov-getting-a-chance-in-arizona/

Have a good read

 

[_Del_]

I'm routing for him, but it's going to be hard to get an evaluation on him because our coach would rather give Kyle Chiphcura minutes in meaningless games than evaluate anyone he doesn't know.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I just published a translated interview with Plotnikov about the trade, his hopes with the Penguins, what happened in Pittsburgh, etc.

http://thehockeywriters.com/sergei-plotnikov-getting-a-chance-in-arizona/

Have a good read

Excellent read.

Jury's still out for me whether it's worth resigning him, though. He's had a couple of really solid hits out there but his positioning is weak and he seems to get knocked off the puck fairly easily. Hopefully it's just adjusting to a new team.

 

[Sinurgy]

Excellent read.

Jury's still out for me whether it's worth resigning him, though. He's had a couple of really solid hits out there but his positioning is weak and he seems to get knocked off the puck fairly easily. Hopefully it's just adjusting to a new team.

Well he should get a crack this month to show something, hopefully he does for his sake and for the Coyotes sake.

 

[XX]

Excellent read.

Jury's still out for me whether it's worth resigning him, though. He's had a couple of really solid hits out there but his positioning is weak and he seems to get knocked off the puck fairly easily. Hopefully it's just adjusting to a new team.

Underlying stats are pretty good. Suggests there's more to him than just a hitter. His problem is that there's about to be important kids coming in next year, and there's already some vets moving down.