OT: Craig Morgan’s AZ Coyotes Insider Discussion.
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Tom Polakis
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Just subscribed. Nice nuts and bolts hockey stories, which are otherwise in short supply here. Morgan says he plans to post 4 or 5 times per week. Some of the comments to his stories are good reads as well. That "Trent in Gilbert" guy has some good points. 
It’s nice though. There was a noticeable gap of Coyotes content with Craig sidelined.
The AZ Republic site is annoying to navigate and Rich Morin was furloughed anyway. I like the kid who writes for the Coyotes site but it’s fluff, corporate stuff. Burnside wrote a Coyotes thing for the Athletic recently, and he’s fine, but you could tell he’s not on the beat like a local reporter. Read like someone getting dropped into the situation. So welcome back Craig.
The AZ Republic site is annoying to navigate and Rich Morin was furloughed anyway. I like the kid who writes for the Coyotes site but it’s fluff, corporate stuff. Burnside wrote a Coyotes thing for the Athletic recently, and he’s fine, but you could tell he’s not on the beat like a local reporter. Read like someone getting dropped into the situation. So welcome back Craig.
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LOL. Maybe I should have just been "rt_from_hf". Haha.Just subscribed. Nice nuts and bolts hockey stories, which are otherwise in short supply here. Morgan says he plans to post 4 or 5 times per week. Some of the comments to his stories are good reads as well. That "Trent in Gilbert" guy has some good points.
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Yeah, I wondered that too. Also, I just went with the $5/mo because that's already $60/yr. Not sure what the benefit is of up-front payment? Other than maybe giving Craig some added security, lessening the likelihood that he takes a job somewhere instead?
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Regardless if you want more from him or not, he has shown in the past week he's the guy for Coyotes info. And he writes it very well. Rich has followed his situation, and I'm sure has seen the reaction to his layoff from the athletic in regards to us coyotes fans.
Makes me wonder, with the access Craig has. What's holding other reporters back? It seemed like we got nothing, and Craig is basically able to talk to anyone in the organization whenever he wants.
Makes me wonder, with the access Craig has. What's holding other reporters back? It seemed like we got nothing, and Craig is basically able to talk to anyone in the organization whenever he wants.
Most every other reporter on the Coyotes beat is only so part time, no reason to cover every little twist and turn.
Probably the only thing stopping more access (to a point anyway) is simply lack of asking/effort.
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Reporters can only do so much if their editorial board isn't asking for or greenlighting stories or beats.
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Today’s Kessel article has me fired up for the playoffs. If he’s dialed in and ready to go, we’ve got a great chance. If Kessel reverts back to his Conn Smythe caliber play-level, and Kuemper doesn’t have any rust on him, I think we will beat Nashville. I think if we beat Nashville, we’ve got a great shot at Hall.
Also, if Kessel steps up and beasts out in this series, and OEL does NOT - I’m ready to be done with OEL. If there are at least a few of our top players that really get up for this series and play like we want, and OEL isn’t one of them, I’m over him. Dude has looked completely asleep at the wheel since Tippett was fired. Your captain isn’t allowed to pout and go through the motions for three years and sleep walk in the playoffs. Can’t happen.
If OEL is a no-show in Edmonton, I start offering him to every team for their 1st, at around pick 10. If I have to get to pick 25 before someone says yes, then so be it.
Also, if Kessel steps up and beasts out in this series, and OEL does NOT - I’m ready to be done with OEL. If there are at least a few of our top players that really get up for this series and play like we want, and OEL isn’t one of them, I’m over him. Dude has looked completely asleep at the wheel since Tippett was fired. Your captain isn’t allowed to pout and go through the motions for three years and sleep walk in the playoffs. Can’t happen.
If OEL is a no-show in Edmonton, I start offering him to every team for their 1st, at around pick 10. If I have to get to pick 25 before someone says yes, then so be it.
Tom Polakis
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Another good story from Morgan, in which he doesn't pull punches, quoting Ferraro after one of Kessel's most unproductive games. Yet it's hopeful, pointing out that he may not be as finished as many of us have thought he is this past season.
Agree on OEL. I watched some of the replays of the 2012 playoffs, and it's night and day. His skating and control can be better than the rest of the team, but he has to put in some effort.
Great to have Craig back, and I'm proud to be a "founding member"
Quality material and a lot of it, right out of the gate.
Keep it going Craig (we know you're watching)!
Quality material and a lot of it, right out of the gate.
Keep it going Craig (we know you're watching)!
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What is a founder member?Great to have Craig back, and I'm proud to be a "founding member"
Quality material and a lot of it, right out of the gate.
Keep it going Craig (we know you're watching)!
As someone else said, it's just throwing another $40 to Craig.....and maybe buys me (us) a beer if hosts an event in the future.
Dealing OEL for a mid-first is insanity. Despite the struggles he’s still a 1D. Make a list of the 1Ds in the league and it’s pretty short before you get to Oliver. 1Ds are like 1Cs, not every team has one. We may have two with Chychrun.
If push comes to shove, you fire Tocchet before trading Oliver.
If push comes to shove, you fire Tocchet before trading Oliver.
Vinny Boombatz
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OEL was hurt at the beginning of the year with his knee surgery in the off season and according to what was written, never fully recovered. If now that he's 100% recovered and he still looks like ass, then you absolutely trade him, because this year he wasn't performing as a top pair Dman.
I suspect that the injury was really limiting his mobility as he really, really didn't look like OEL, so hopefully that is the case and we'll get a rejuvenated OEL for the playoffs.
I suspect that the injury was really limiting his mobility as he really, really didn't look like OEL, so hopefully that is the case and we'll get a rejuvenated OEL for the playoffs.
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I'd say possible...
Less mobility means less ideal shooting lanes and less quality chances to begin with.
And I'm less sure about how much but shot power was probably limited since legs are a part of that. Idk so much about how much on that one though.
Combine them and he's floating less than ideal shots (by comparison).
Yeah, he skates along the blue line or something similarly laterally to open a lane. He wasn't generating shots in that fashion so much from my memory. If you recall he was taken off the top powerplay unit, so hopefully he's back and we get to add that weapon to the power play making everything else more dangerous. I'm pretty optimistic about the power play in this series if Kessel is back in form as well. You add two players who are vital cogs and it changes the entire dynamic. Throw in that Nashville is absolute garbage on the penalty kill and we may look respectable on it. I'm pretty sure the Coyotes are a top penalty-drawing team too, so it's possible that special teams is a huge part in determining the series.
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I thought he might have a wrist injury as a lower body would have shown up in his skating gait.
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I remember in an intermission interview on FSA he told Walsh that he got lucky scoring a goals with a snapshot. He explained that his snapshot has never been much good, but since he no longer has a wrist shot, it was really his only option. Walsh being the fantastic reporter that he is, never bothered to ask a follow-up question. He was too busy waiting to say the next trite banality he had cooked up in his big dumb head. I have been dying to know what the heck OEL meant by that throw-away comment.
