GDT: Game 35: Penguins @ Coyotes - 6PM - FSAZ+
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Well.. They were Red Wings fans before they became Blackhawks fans.
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My current theory: Rick Tocchet was hired to make it less painful on us when the team moves to Houston.
So far, mission accomplished.
So far, mission accomplished.
Muppet
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It's possible. Anything is possible with this clusterf*** of an organization.
.. except winning.
Matias Maccete
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I missed this game. Oh no. Not sure why I bought tickets to the panthers game with the potential to see the caps too. It was quite the deal, especially if the coyotes win. But the problem is I have to watch the coyotes, and if they win I have to watch them twice.
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Bonsai Tree
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Muppet
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Matias Maccete
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Yeah today, but I didn't see the game, so they're going to replay the game just for me. Pretty polite of them.
Matias Maccete
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Switch teams? Otherwise I think we found our process long ago, inspire just enough hope in our fanbase to be able to crush it as horribly as possible. We've stuck to it pretty steadfastly too.
rt
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I'm pretty close to waking away. We better win one of the first two draft picks. If we're 3rd or below, I really can't imagine watching any games next season.
Antonche
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Outplayed most of the game, but hung in to tie it up.
Positives:
- Domi's goal will hopefully lead to more
- Keller adds to his Calder case
- Raanta is a stud. Best acquisition in years.
Positives:
- Domi's goal will hopefully lead to more
- Keller adds to his Calder case
- Raanta is a stud. Best acquisition in years.
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rt
The Kinder, Gentler Version
We missed McDavid and Matthews in consecutive years. I want Dahlin or Svechnikov. We need a star player. Not another very good prospect.
moosemeister
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Looks like I missed a good game for a Christmas Party I was photographing.
For arguments sake, does anybody feel like we are missing Doans leadership?
For arguments sake, does anybody feel like we are missing Doans leadership?
Matias Maccete
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Probably yeah. To be fair though, we were probably going to miss his leadership regardless of who we brought in.
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You know even if we get 1OA, whoever we pick will end up like Alexandre Daigle. It's just the Coyote Way.
Bonsai Tree
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The Coyotes way is to operate the team on a shoe string budget. There's an implicit acknowledgment on the part of ownership, past and present, that the intent isn't to win. This is an investment akin to an undeveloped plot of land. You hold on, putting in the minimum resources possible, waiting for the value to accrue so that a profit can be made at the time of sale.
I watched the game real close last night and I came away with the same thought, and we are not good enough. Our kids need more time to mature, to gel and find chemistry together which I saw last year but not this. The kids overall are not consistent or more consistent compared to last year, and have not really progressed and that falls on the coach. There seems to be four or five passengers every game, but the bad part, some of those passengers are seasoned vets. Last night our so called #1 center was 39% in the dot, so our top end players are chasing the puck again. We have to stay the course here so I hope the management does not panic and trade a young kid for a so so vet. Rebuilding is hard, but we made it even harder on ourselves with all the changes. I never ever thought we would be where we are this year. I hope we can keep Raanta next year, as we have the cap space to outbid everyone.
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The only reason that we hung in there last night was that Raanta was playing out of his mind. If the Vezina was more about play than about stats, Raanta would be a strong candidate this year. We tied the game but we were honestly outplayed in every facet of the game save goaltending. Cousins had 1 great play and scored. Domi took multiple penalties yet had a score. The only players who had good games IMO were Raanta and Keller.
Bonsai Tree
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Probably, but you take steps so it is a painless as possible, like maybe naming a captain. OEL was mentored by Doan for years as should have been named captain to make it as seamless as possible, but the brain thrust of the organization decided not to name a captain or even keep Doan in some capacity in the organization. No matter how you cut it, we have taken a big step backwards this year.
That is probably true to an extent, but rebuilding teams are not usually at the top of the salary chart. When the time comes though, I'm not sure if we can afford to pony up with this ownership.
