GDT: Game 32: Coyotes @ Blackhawks - FSAZ - 5PM

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(17 - 10 - 4)

LW	C	RW
Christian Dvorak	Nick Schmaltz	Conor Garland
Clayton Keller	Derek Stepan [A]	Vinnie Hinostroza
Lawson Crouse	Carl Söderberg	Phil Kessel
Michael Grabner	Brad Richardson	Christian Fischer

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured:
Scratched: Barrett Hayton, Michael Chaput

LD	RD
Oliver Ekman-Larsson [C]	Jason Demers
Jakob Chychrun	Alex Goligoski
Jordan Oesterle	Ilya Lyubushkin

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured: Niklas Hjalmarsson [A]
Scratched: Aaron Ness

G
Darcy Kuemper
Antti Raanta

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured:




(11 - 12 - 5)

LW	C	RW
Brandon Saad	Jonathan Toews [C]	Alexander Nylander
Alex DeBrincat	Dylan Strome	Patrick Kane
Dominik Kubalík	David Kampf	Anton Wedin
Zack Smith	Kirby Dach	Ryan Carpenter

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured: Drake Caggiula, Andrew Shaw
Scratched:

LD	RD
Calvin de Haan	Brent Seabrook [A]
Slater Koekkoek	Connor Murphy
Erik Gustafsson	Dennis Gilbert

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured: Duncan Keith [A], Olli Määttä
Scratched:

G
Robin Lehner
Corey Crawford

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Injured:

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[Mosby]

You know, right after the Oilers and Leafs, I can’t stand stand the Hawks. Even more than the Kings. Nice to see them at the bottom.

 

[Mosby]

Anyway, I think we were fired up the other night to play for Kessel and I hope the same is true tonight for Schmaltz.

 

[rt]

Hope Hayton plays.

 

[Jamieh]

Hope Hayton plays.

Who's He?

 

[Name Nameless]

Ice-time vs the Pens, selected players.

Schmaltz: 12:18
Stepan: 21:27
Garland: 12:32
Kessel: 21:43

It should be possible to make som adjustments here.

What happened to Schmaltz, did he play his way down the charts? Did I miss something?

 

[Name Nameless]

Hope Hayton plays.

As last game was lost, we might get some changes.

 

[cobra427]

I'll be at the game tonight, hoping Coyotes win it!

 

[MIGs Dog]

P. Kane having another very good year. Hawks are scoring slightly more goals than us, and their defense isn't terrible. They are a team that could make a playoff run.

 

[Mosby]

Outta curiosity I looked up how Perlini is doing since the move to Detroit ... one assist in 17 games. Holy hell.

 

[rt]

Ice-time vs the Pens, selected players.

Schmaltz: 12:18
Stepan: 21:27
Garland: 12:32
Kessel: 21:43

It should be possible to make som adjustments here.

What happened to Schmaltz, did he play his way down the charts? Did I miss something?

Tocchet loves Stepan. Coyotes fans hate him.

 

[Bondurant]

Come for the Malort, stay for the Yotes victory.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Outta curiosity I looked up how Perlini is doing since the move to Detroit ... one assist in 17 games. Holy hell.

It's hard to understand how a player could fall off the cliff like that, same with Rieder. Can't be age. Maybe playing hurt, or some type of mental block.

 

[Mosby]

Tocchet loves Stepan. Coyotes fans hate him.

I don't think you can compare TOI between a centre and a wing. I also think that by the end of the year, Dvo will surpass Stepan in TOI.

 

[moosemeister]

Hayton is not playing tonight.
Should’ve just sent this f***ing kid down. What they’re doing to him is far worse than letting him destroy competition on a nightly basis.

 

[RemoAZ]

Hayton is not playing tonight.
Should’ve just sent this ****ing kid down. What they’re doing to him is far worse than letting him destroy competition on a nightly basis.

They've played him in the top six and he hasn't produced. Playing him there was the right thing to do. Wish they'd done this in the past with high picks/offensive prospects. Difference is now they're winning and he's not producing. In the past I would have said let him play and work it out. Since they have a legit shot at the playoffs, they should have sent him down a while ago. No sense leaving him in the box or waiting for someone to get hurt so he can get 4th line minutes.

 

[Name Nameless]

Hayton is not playing tonight.
Should’ve just sent this ****ing kid down. What they’re doing to him is far worse than letting him destroy competition on a nightly basis.

Are you serious, not playing after the team lost it's last game? Please tell me has a cold or something.

Can't see any other meaningful explanation here. Burning a year for 14 games? Or for 5 games, technically.

 

[Mosby]

Ehh, Hayton is still practicing with NHL players. That has value. So too does sitting in the video sessions. I suspect we'll send him to the WJC and then go from there.

 

[moosemeister]

Ehh, Hayton is still practicing with NHL players. That has value. So too does sitting in the video sessions. I suspect we'll send him to the WJC and then go from there.

So let’s say AZ doesnt let him go, what happens then? He keeps riding the pine? Practice does not produce a player. The kid needs to see game action. He’s not playing. It’s foolish to keep him up. There is no reason for him to be here. He’s not playing.

 

[Summer Rose]

Chicago is dumb.

 

[BigMac1212]

The next time these two play will be my birthday.

Lucky me.

So, here's a dumb question:

If one captain and alternate is scratched or injured, does the team skate with one less captain?

 

[WrinkledPossum]

I'm guessing Hayton will get more playing time in the 2nd half of the season.

Tocchet was the HC in Tampa when Stamkos came in the league and their strategy for him involved a lot of gym time and watching the rest of the team play. Eventually when he got playing time he was too good to sit out and the rest is history.

When Hayton was playing he did get pushed around quite a bit. I think he needs to be a bit stronger.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Hayton is not playing tonight.
Should’ve just sent this ****ing kid down. What they’re doing to him is far worse than letting him destroy competition on a nightly basis.

I disagree. They've taken the pressure off of him as our 1C savior, protected him and let him learn at the NHL level through practices and the occasional game. He also gets NHL level nutrition and most importantly, training. IMO he isn't strong enough yet to go day after day.

The Coyotes are handling him just right.

 

[_Del_]

So let’s say AZ doesnt let him go, what happens then? He keeps riding the pine? Practice does not produce a player. The kid needs to see game action. He’s not playing. It’s foolish to keep him up. There is no reason for him to be here. He’s not playing.

Our premium prospect has played a total of 14 games since September. 2 and a half hours of actual game time in over two months. This is f***ing ridiculous.

 

[BUX7PHX]

Ehh, Hayton is still practicing with NHL players. That has value. So too does sitting in the video sessions. I suspect we'll send him to the WJC and then go from there.

Was going to say something along the lines of whether or not he was just good to have around because he is good in terms of being a "scout" team player and is really good at displaying the defensive tendencies of other teams/players. Doesn't hurt to understand the types of systems that each team runs.

I'm mixed because I don't think this screws up his development a ton. But from the standpoint of simply not playing, yes, this is frustrating.

Also, I am pretty certain that we have had far fewer injuries to our forwards to where Hayton must fit into the lineup. I think he probably gets about 30-40 games, but might push upwards of 50-55 if we have a bad injury take someone out of the lineup for a long time.

The sooner that we can lock down a top 3 spot in the division, the more likely that number reaches 35-40.