News Article: Domingue Drama - Louis Talks About the Trade and His Future

[The Feckless Puck]

Domingue Interview: "I Almost Quit Hockey"

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[RABBIT]

Kind of a dick move making him stay at home waiting to be traded. Does that happen a lot?

 

[AZviaNJ]

Domingue Interview: "I Almost Quit Hockey"

Louie is a "very easy guy to root for".....wish him. all the best in TB.

 

[XX]

Kind of a dick move making him stay at home waiting to be traded. Does that happen a lot?

Depends on how the news was delivered. "Go away" or "Hey we think we can find you a new home despite clearing, hang tight."

Still, it's not a good look. And the dude went from one of the worst organizations in the game to one of the best.

Cheering for him.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

Seriously wonder how different Louis could've been if Corey Perry didn't scream in his face. Hell I wonder how different our season might be if he didn't

 

[Mosby]

"They got [goaltender] Scott Wedgewood and I didn’t think anything of it. I thought it was just another move to get stronger at that position."

How had he not clued in that his job was on the line? He was playing like garbage.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Kind of a dick move making him stay at home waiting to be traded. Does that happen a lot?

I dunno. I'm still trying to figure out what really upset Louie - the fact that the team wasn't going to pay for his practice time while they were working on the trade, or the fact that he wasn't allowed to go practice with the Roadrunners in Tucson. I mean, neither one is really a fantastic move for Chayka, no matter how badly Domingue crapped the bed after that Ducks game. But the latter makes a bit of sense considering they already had three goalies down there at the time, and for a team with no money it makes little sense to pay a guy to cool his heels with the farm team if he's going to be traded anyway.

I think Louie's a bit of a drama queen, personally, and if you pair that with an NHL franchise whose owner has no money and a GM who loves data so much that he might as well be a computer - and it shows in the way he treats people - you get a recipe for exactly the mess that ended up happening.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

No matter how you cut it, and no matter how much Domingue is or is not a primadonna, not allowing Domingue, a professional athlete, the opportunity to work out on Coyote ice was a dick move.

Players talk about this stuff and the team worsens its reputation among players by pulling stunts like this.

 

[AZviaNJ]

I dunno. I'm still trying to figure out what really upset Louie - the fact that the team wasn't going to pay for his practice time while they were working on the trade, or the fact that he wasn't allowed to go practice with the Roadrunners in Tucson. I mean, neither one is really a fantastic move for Chayka, no matter how badly Domingue crapped the bed after that Ducks game. But the latter makes a bit of sense considering they already had three goalies down there at the time, and for a team with no money it makes little sense to pay a guy to cool his heels with the farm team if he's going to be traded anyway.

I think Louie's a bit of a drama queen, personally, and if you pair that with an NHL franchise whose owner has no money and a GM who loves data so much that he might as well be a computer - and it shows in the way he treats people - you get a recipe for exactly the mess that ended up happening.

Not sure what the Coyotes did wrong here. He was the worst goalie (statistically) in the NHL, Chayka had to make an in season move (Wedgewood) to replace him. When he was waived, we all knew he would no longer play for this franchise.....but was still getting paid his $1,050,000 salary.

Again, wish him well....but come on.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

No matter how you cut it, and no matter how much Domingue is or is not a primadonna, not allowing Domingue, a professional athlete, the opportunity to work out on Coyote ice was a dick move.

Absolutely a dick move, but also understandable if you think of it corporately. The guy had passed through waivers and was essentially "fired" from the team. In business, if you fire or lay off a guy, you don't let him hang around the cubicles for a while to chat with his buddies or steal the Post-It notes. Having Louie work out with the Coyotes, knowing he's being traded, would have been a tad awkward and a hell of a distraction for a group of young players.

Let me state in no uncertain terms that I hate hate hate the way this franchise has treated their players, from John Scott to Shane Doan to Louis Domingue to everyone else in between. I'm just saying that, really, paying for some ice time wasn't a financial hardship for the guy, so why should he turn it into As the World Turns?

 

[RABBIT]

Good points. He has kind of come off a bit dramatic before, but it's hard to tell if it's due to his passion for the game or if it's a characteristic tendency, so I can't comment on that. Thinking back, however, didn't we waive Chipchura and make him sit out of practices? The only time he was spotted were community events if i can recall, because we all started to freak out a bit due to some pictures the Coyotes posted on social media of him on a playground. Yet i don't remember there ever being a peep about him practicing or working out with the team. Maybe this is common? Who knows. Still sucks to hear how diminished he felt. I always liked him as a person.

 

[XX]

I'm just saying that, really, paying for some ice time wasn't a financial hardship for the guy, so why turn it into As the World Turns?

The organization did an unnecessarily shitty thing that reflects poorly on them. Talking about it is normal.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Interesting omission to Louie's interview.

 

[RABBIT]

Interesting omission to Louie's interview.

Changes things a bit. It would suck to get demoted two divisions down, & I don't know what i would do in his position, but it does sound like he's embellishing a bit.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The organization did an unnecessarily ****ty thing that reflects poorly on them. Talking about it is normal.

Sorry, was unclear in my original post - I meant that Louis was the one blowing this up into a potentially career-ending moment. Makes for a good SBNation article, I guess.

Interesting omission to Louie's interview.

Having grown up in Indiana, I don't really blame Louis for not wanting to fly to Fort Wayne for a couple of days just to get his reps in. But it's not like he was being told to stay on his couch.

 

[rt]

"They got [goaltender] Scott Wedgewood and I didn’t think anything of it. I thought it was just another move to get stronger at that position."

How had he not clued in that his job was on the line? He was playing like garbage.

Haha. For real! How out of touch is this guy?!?!?

 

[XX]

Haha. For real! How out of touch is this guy?!?!?

Got in touch with his game again after the trade, which is all Tampa cares about.

 

[rt]

Report: Young NHL'er reveals how badly the Coyotes treat him!
Report: Young NHL'er reveals how badly the Coyotes treat him!

There were already 3 goalies in Tucson. You need to act like an idiot to be told to go home like that. Teams have a right to tell you go home, I don't see how that's shocking.

You seemed okay with it then.

 

[TheLegend]

The fact that Louie was offered a spot to play while they looked for another home for them is enough. It was Louie who refused to go, sit in Phoenix and toss a tantrum.

 

[XX]

You seemed okay with it then.

I still am. If he refuses his assignment, he gives up the right to complain. That doesn't make him having to pay for his own ice any less dumb. Let him practice with Tucson for a few days. It won't end the world. It prevents a dumb headline from being put out there. It's such a simple thing, yet they found a way. His punishment was ultimately a trade to a much better organization, just like Duclair.

 

[rt]

Can't argue with that. I guess we've heard only his side. Don't know what his attitude was at the time.

 

[Lilhoody]

It's business and he's lucky to have been in it. That article had the same victim tone he took on in post game interviews for the last while. "...I almost quit hockey." Get real.

 

[AZviaNJ]

This is a headline story in F40.......yet no mention on the Tampa page. Says a lot about where these 2 organizations are right now.

 

[XX]

Can't argue with that. I guess we've heard only his side. Don't know what his attitude was at the time.

His attitude was that he is better than the ECHL and it turns out he was correct.

Every time the Coyotes try to play the part of the hardass organization, the bluff gets called. You can't threaten someone who finds every outcome (the 'punishment' for noncompliance) preferable to playing for your organization. Being bad can, if unchecked, slide into what we can call the "Edmonton Abyss", except with zero external pressure (city doesn't care) and a lot less money. It goes from "this organization can at least give me icetime and let me have an impact" to "playing here will ultimately be bad for my career" real quick. It isn't any one thing that turns players, it's a pileup of nonsense. This is one more on the pile, just like John Scott, Shane Doan, Duclair, Downie's injury etc...

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Every time the Coyotes try to play the part of the hardass organization, the bluff gets called. You can't threaten someone who finds every outcome (the 'punishment' for noncompliance) preferable to playing for your organization. Being bad can, if unchecked, slide into what we can call the "Edmonton Abyss", except with zero external pressure (city doesn't care) and a lot less money. It goes from "this organization can at least give me icetime and let me have an impact" to "playing here will ultimately be bad for my career" real quick. It isn't any one thing that turns players, it's a pileup of nonsense. This is one more on the pile, just like John Scott, Shane Doan, Duclair, Downie's injury etc...

This is also what you get when your team owner treats his franchise like a thing to be put in a trophy case.

Contrast this with Dundon in Carolina, a guy cut from the same cloth as Mark Cuban. I don't blame 'Canes fans for being thrilled out of their minds about that guy.