GDT: Game 67: Avalanche @ Coyotes - 7PM - FSAZ

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TV: FS-AZ
Radio: 620 AM or 98.7 FM or backbenched to 860 AM as applicable.
7:00 PM

Goalies |
Pickard|Smith

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Notes and such:





Pretty quiet out there, Coyotes must have had Sunday off.

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[doaner]

I think they've taken most of the season off as well!

 

[Muppet]

This will be like watching two special ed kids fight eachother.

 

[aonb]

Hi guys, caps fan here.

What are your thoughts on Duclair? I've seen all of your games since his call-up and in my eyes he looks really decent (generating chances, handle the puck well, hit the bar once) but it's rather easy to see that coach doesn't like him. He was benched after turnover, was in box after team penalty. What's the deal?

 

[XX]

Hi guys, caps fan here.

What are your thoughts on Duclair? I've seen all of your games since his call-up and in my eyes he looks really decent (generating chances, handle the puck well, hit the bar once) but it's rather easy to see that coach doesn't like him. He was benched after turnover, was in box after team penalty. What's the deal?

He has been snakebitten in terms of finishing, so he's not producing. As a result, he has drawn the unreasonable ire of Dave Tippett all year long, who early on in the year needed scapegoats. It's been mentioned several times on broadcasts that it's not a work ethic issue, so your guess is as good as ours. They somehow expect him to produce and find confidence with a coach micromanaging him on the 4th line. When they put him in the AHL he was playing with a grinder that can't catch a pass cleanly in Gaudet.

Duclair needs to play with talent and he needs to be put on a consistent line, two things Dave Tippett seems unable to provide. I wouldn't be surprised if he is traded in the summer for peanuts. It'd be incredibly stupid but I fully expect it to happen.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Thanks to DST, and AZ having the common sense to not participate, this game starts at 9 PM for me...ugh!

 

[aonb]

He has been snakebitten in terms of finishing, so he's not producing. As a result, he has drawn the unreasonable ire of Dave Tippett all year long, who early on in the year needed scapegoats. It's been mentioned several times on broadcasts that it's not a work ethic issue, so your guess is as good as ours. They somehow expect him to produce and find confidence with a coach micromanaging him on the 4th line. When they put him in the AHL he was playing with a grinder that can't catch a pass cleanly in Gaudet.

Duclair needs to play with talent and he needs to be put on a consistent line, two things Dave Tippett seems unable to provide. I wouldn't be surprised if he is traded in the summer for peanuts. It'd be incredibly stupid but I fully expect it to happen.

Thanx Its pretty sad though. In last game he played +10 minutes so maybe there's still a chance for him in blind Tippet's eyes. And speaking about chances, tonight is by far the best chance ever to break scoring slump. I will keep my fingers crossed.

 

[Jakey53]

Hi guys, caps fan here.

What are your thoughts on Duclair? I've seen all of your games since his call-up and in my eyes he looks really decent (generating chances, handle the puck well, hit the bar once) but it's rather easy to see that coach doesn't like him. He was benched after turnover, was in box after team penalty. What's the deal?

Probably started the season a bit over confident, then snake bitten, then lost his confidence and felt sorry for himself instead of giving that second and third effort. He was given every opportunity before being sent down to the A, where he continued his lack lustre play. I think the only reason he was called up was for evaluation and to see if he can somehow get his game going. He is a one dimensional player, so if he is not scoring, he is not very valuable. As always, it's up to the player to play out of his funk, not the coach as some have stated.

 

[Jakey53]

Thanx Its pretty sad though. In last game he played +10 minutes so maybe there's still a chance for him in blind Tippet's eyes. And speaking about chances, tonight is by far the best chance ever to break scoring slump. I will keep my fingers crossed.

It's not that DT is blind, we all see his play. If Duclair wants more minutes, he just has to put up points.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Hey XX, your avatar looks like a portrait of an elephant's ass.

 

[Mosby]

Can see this being a blowout. We're getting a lot of chances lately and the Avs quit in December.

 

[Spirit of Lindgren]

As usual...looking forward to it.
Wear extra gear..it'll be cold.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Can see this being a blowout. We're getting a lot of chances lately and the Avs quit in December.

Avs quit and Coyotes didn't you say? Must be superior coaching!

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

Will this GDT even reach 50 posts?

 

[ALA YotesPhan]

Probably started the season a bit over confident, then snake bitten, then lost his confidence and felt sorry for himself instead of giving that second and third effort. He was given every opportunity before being sent down to the A, where he continued his lack lustre play. I think the only reason he was called up was for evaluation and to see if he can somehow get his game going. He is a one dimensional player, so if he is not scoring, he is not very valuable. As always, it's up to the player to play out of his funk, not the coach as some have stated.

So WHEN Duclair is put back on the same line as Domi, and has a three point night, it is because in your "Tippett is God" world he finally earned it.
Or, is it because he should have been there a long time ago, playing with skilled linemates (not 10 min a night with 4th line waiver fodder) like 90% of us believe Tippett is to blame for.

 

[AZviaNJ]

So WHEN Duclair is put back on the same line as Domi, and has a three point night, it is because in your "Tippett is God" world he finally earned it.
Or, is it because he should have been there a long time ago, playing with skilled linemates (not 10 min a night with 4th line waiver fodder) like 90% of us believe Tippett is to blame for.

There's a Coyote fan in Alabama?!?!? That's one of the biggest stories of the season!

 

[AZviaNJ]

Hi guys, caps fan here.

What are your thoughts on Duclair? I've seen all of your games since his call-up and in my eyes he looks really decent (generating chances, handle the puck well, hit the bar once) but it's rather easy to see that coach doesn't like him. He was benched after turnover, was in box after team penalty. What's the deal?

Duke's been very good the past 2 games, believe he's created the most scoring chances on the team over the past 6 periods.....it's a positive step. Having him play the last 15ish games with Domi and Dvo makes too much sense.

Tipp doesn't have patience for young players making mistakes, it's not just Duke, but Duclair does seem to be the poster child.

I think he gets a goal and assist tonight.

 

[cobra427]

Avs quit and Coyotes didn't you say? Must be superior coaching!

The Coyotes kept Tip, the one that helped Duclair get 20 goals last year. Of course, it is obvious that Tip is the reason Duclair has not had as many points this year, got sent down, doesn't play 20 minutes a night with Domi, etc...Why didn't we fire Tip? i mean look at Colorado, a similar bad team, they made a coaching change and it has worked well We need to follow the Colorado model....

 

[ALA YotesPhan]

There's a Coyote fan in Alabama?!?!? That's one of the biggest stories of the season!

Went from Boeing in Mesa on Apache's to Boeing in northern Alabama designing and building the SLS rocket for NASA

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Went from Boeing in Mesa on Apache's to Boeing in northern Alabama designing and building the SLS rocket for NASA

I'm almost positive that you know my brother-in-law, then.

 

[Jakey53]

So WHEN Duclair is put back on the same line as Domi, and has a three point night, it is because in your "Tippett is God" world he finally earned it.
Or, is it because he should have been there a long time ago, playing with skilled linemates (not 10 min a night with 4th line waiver fodder) like 90% of us believe Tippett is to blame for.

One three point game does not make a season and good players learn to play with more than one player for various reasons. Dulair is to blame for his production this year, no one else.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

IIRC Duchene has zero points since mid-February.

 

[Spirit of Lindgren]

In all honesty (with 20 minutes to go before I get in my car for the hour drive to the arena) this is the first game,,well, ever that I start off with dread.
I look forward to the day when this team gets some fans in there.
I dread Howler banging on his drum "Lets go Yotes" when only maybe 5 fans in the section respond.
I want tho turn around and say "Forget it until there are some fans here!"
I still have the hand bill for the Howl-o-ween game 2012 when there was only 7404 in attendance.
I wonder if that record will be broken or whether the 50/50 number will be larger than the crowd.
Some day Id like our market to prove the detractors wrong.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

So WHEN Duclair is put back on the same line as Domi, and has a three point night, it is because in your "Tippett is God" world he finally earned it.
Or, is it because he should have been there a long time ago, playing with skilled linemates (not 10 min a night with 4th line waiver fodder) like 90% of us believe Tippett is to blame for.

Tippett is not to blame for Duclair's regression. He came into the season ill prepared. He was noticeably slower on the ice at the beginning of the year. He shied away from shooting and contact, and was an even greater liability on the defensive side because he on a number of plays early in the season just gave up on the play.
I'm glad he's back with the club, but Duclair's problem rests solely on Duclair's shoulders. He has to come to camp next October READY. He needs to be in playing shape and with his head straight.

 

[Bondurant]

This will be like watching two special ed kids fight eachother.

This is the warm up bout. The main event will be on Thurday night against Detroit. I contend that there should be no announcements over the PA on Thursday. Only "Yackety Sax" on a continual loop.