I don't think it's about points for Hayton this year. His skating has improved, and they say he has good hockey IQ. Hopefully, it's only confidence and not ability holding him back. Maybe playing him with two vets he can find his confidence or whatever he's lacking.
He hasn't played much with his injuries and all. Kind of like Patrick. Will they find their Mojo?
Maybe my expectations are too low but I enjoyed the game last night. There have been plenty worth watching lately.
One of the greatest advantages that the Coyotes have is that teams regularly take them lightly, like most nights. Its treated almost as an off night by many players. I think because of this the team is actually worse that it looks.
Once we hit the 60 - 65 game mark teams start to rev it up for the playoffs. I think then is when we will see how bad we really are.
Yup, just because he was over-drafted doesn't make him a bad player. He's made considerable strides the past 12 months (new coaching staff, hmmm) if he makes a similar step improvement, he'll be a full-time player in Tempe next season and while his ceiling may only be as a 3C, hopefully higher, he will still hold value in to this organization.
