I miss those jerseys.
Damn those jersey's look great, so excited for their return although I hope we get the black one!!I miss those jerseys.
Are you sure, I thought it was Crombeen for a 6th and Gagner was just a throw-in.
The best part was not having to deal with Edmonton.
The reality is the Coyotes are not going to out talent other teams at the forward position this year, even if they had the deepest of pockets it's not really going to happen. So for now it makes sense to try and build a quick and opportunistic team that can play within a system and out work their opponent. Combine that with solid goaltending and what should be one of the better blue lines in the NHL and that is a team that can make some noise again.Touche'
Not that I consider you a rival, but I couldn't resist acknowleding such a great point!
Glad to see so many here excited about this - could be the most exciting part about having Gagner on the roster.
He could also prove to offer entertainment against many of the teams in the league, but he's not the answer against our division rivals.
Keep working Don.
"Help me Obi Don Maloney. You're my only hope"
(that really was brilliant, GAFP; I'm almost inclined to ask permission to change my handle to it)
Hey guys- Oilers fan chiming in here. You will really come to love Gagner. He is a leader on and off the ice, and while you may question his size, strength, etc- one thing that has never been questioned is his incredible work ethic and determination. He's still only 24, and has played almost 500 NHL games. There are many reasons he didn't work out in Edmonton-he had 5 coaches in his 7 years. You guys will get a creative offensive, hard working forward who has some consistency issues, isn't good in the Dzone and in faceoffs. I fully expect him to revive his career under Tippet.
Hey guys- Oilers fan chiming in here. You will really come to love Gagner. He is a leader on and off the ice, and while you may question his size, strength, etc- one thing that has never been questioned is his incredible work ethic and determination. He's still only 24, and has played almost 500 NHL games. There are many reasons he didn't work out in Edmonton-he had 5 coaches in his 7 years. You guys will get a creative offensive, hard working forward who has some consistency issues, isn't good in the Dzone and in faceoffs. I fully expect him to revive his career under Tippet.
Good points. Feel Edm does a terrible job developing talent--that team at the very least should be where the Avs are, competing in the playoffs every year. Yak, Cog, Gags fell through the cracks.
In case anyone missed it...
That's one side of Gagner, here's the other:
If the Coyotes don't let him play centre, they've done well, he'll be a really good 2nd line winger at that cap hit. But he's just plain bad without the puck so he needs to be sheltered from that.
So its knock on him for trying to play a defensive position because there was none there?