Injury Report: Demers out "a couple weeks" with knee injury

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Ness-Oesterle was on the ice for about 4 minutes and that's enough to know a trade is needed asap.

 

[moosemeister]

Ness-Oesterle was on the ice for about 4 minutes and that's enough to know a trade is needed asap.

Do we have a list of trade candidates?

I’m almost fine not pursuing Hall if it shores up the defense.

 

[rt]

Either way, it's critical Oliver steps up his game immediately.

Someone forgot to tell him. This guy straight up sleep walks through games.

 

[Fuhrious]

I think this dilemma almost outlines why we SHOULDNT be in for Hall. The success we've had this season notwithstanding, the Coyotes are not far enough along in the process of building a long term contender that they dont have holes to fill across the lineup. While we're bemoaning a need for a top 6 forward in the Hall thread, we're quickly realizing in this one that our depth on D is wide but not particularly deep, ie. plenty of 7-8-9's when we need a couple 2-3-4's

 

[moosemeister]

I’m all for scrapping the Hall idea and trying to get a defenseman who isn’t a liability.

Playing Oesterle, Lyubushkin, and Ness any night is a recipe for disaster. Keep in mind OEL may or may not pull his head out of his ass either. He’s usually looking a little better by this point in the year

 

[Mosby]

Question is who. Every team is always looking for defencemen. They're expensive to acquire.

The only teams generally willing to move D are the teams at the bottom, and part of the reason they're at the bottom is because their D sucks.

 

[moosemeister]

Does Mike Green suck?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Does Mike Green suck?

For what we need him for, yes.

 

[cobra427]

Ideally, we need a vet RHD they can be a solid 5/6 D and PK a bit. When we are healthy, we would then have:

OEL/Hammer/Demers/Goose/Chych/XXXX, and Kuemper. Our D could be as good as it was back in the day with AA/OEL/DMO/Yandle/Klesla/Rosy and Smith. We would be tough to beat and have a low GAA.

I would rather get that RHD somehow versus the cost and risk of Hall not signing.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Question is who. Every team is always looking for defencemen. They're expensive to acquire.

The only teams generally willing to move D are the teams at the bottom, and part of the reason they're at the bottom is because their D sucks.

Non-playoff contenders with vets on expiring contracts is one potential route, and to your point not a great route, most of these guys are worse than what we already have:

Detroit: Green, Ericsson and Daley - all have M-NTC's
Ottawa: Hainsey - 35+ M-NTC
NJ: Green (Captain with NMC) and Vatanen
LA: Hutton and LeDue
Ana: Holzer and Del Zotto

Colorado has Connauton.

Vatanen sticks out, surprised the Devils haven't signed him given their lack of depth at D.

 

[DOTS13]

Family member had wrist surgery this morning at Mayo and JD was in the lobby and called back shortly after with a wrap around left knee.

In other words... "lower body injury".

 

[Dr Quincy]

Too bad Soderstrom didn't stick around. This would have given him an opportunity.

 

[moosemeister]

Too bad Soderstrom didn't stick around. This would have given him an opportunity.

Just what I was thinking actually. The kid looked good enough in preseason to be in the NHL. With that said, Hayton did too. Difference between them is Soderstrom is playing games right now.