GDT: Game 77: Coyotes @ Golden Knights - 7PM - FSAZ+

[Summer Rose]

Our Raanta, who art in net, hallowed by Thy name. Thy goaltending come, Thy saves be done, on Earth as it is on the ice. Give us this day our daily hockey, and lead us not into Los Angeles, but deliver us from evil. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us (except the Kings). For Thine is the crease, the power, and the posts. Forever and ever. AMEN.

 

[Muppet]

Our Raanta, who art in net, hallowed by Thy name. Thy goaltending come, Thy saves be done, on Earth as it is on the ice. Give us this day our daily hockey, and lead us not into Los Angeles, but deliver us from evil. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us (except the Kings). For Thine is the crease, the power, and the posts. Forever and ever. AMEN.

Is this Todd Walsh's post game speech?

 

[DoanStopBelievin]

I love winning. I hate possibly affecting draft odds, but these young guys need a taste of this. Winning nut-check, playoff type hockey games could go a long way especially if there are plans to be competitive in years to come with this core.

 

[azcanuck]

I love winning. I hate possibly affecting draft odds, but these young guys need a taste of this. Winning nut-check, playoff type hockey games could go a long way especially if there are plans to be competitive in years to come with this core.

how much did winning at the end of last season help? ZERO.
Talent wins. Drafting guys like Dahlin creates a winning culture.
Stupid coyotes.

 

[Muppet]

KConn now has 9 goals on the season, one more than Max Domi. I'm pretty sure 5 of Domi's goals are empty netters, too.

OEL also hit the 40 point mark with his assist tonight.

 

[SniperHF]

I'm pretty sure 5 of Domi's goals are empty netters, too.

5 indeed.

His last for reals goal was February 12th.

 

[Muppet]

5 indeed.

His last for reals goal was February 12th.

Y I K E S

 

[Bob Richards]

His success gives me joy.

May Antti bring you great things.

 

[SniperHF]

May Antti bring you great things.

Feel like sending us Zibby at a discount?

 

[cobra427]

how much did winning at the end of last season help? ZERO.
Talent wins. Drafting guys like Dahlin creates a winning culture.
Stupid coyotes.

The more experience you have winning, the more you win. It didn't help that we won some games near the end last year because we changed coaches/Goal tender/Doan Verby Hanzal gone. Basically 80% of our leadership group. Winning is always best for every player and the team. It's a mind set and a culture.

No guarantees on where we would pick anyway, tanking is dumb.

 

[Bob Richards]

Feel like sending us Zibby at a discount?

Short answer: No

Long answer: No

Answer (Spanish): No

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

Words along can't describe how I feel right now. The stupidity in this franchise has become cancerous and contagious. There better be a win in any of the top 3 picks if this team fails to finish dead last in the league. If Raanta doesn't resign, then JC needs to be blasted for not trading him at the trade deadline.

 

[SniperHF]

Coyotes didn't even win THAT many games at the end of last season.

Coyotes in '17 were 8-9-3 in March/April
This team is 9-5-1

The fact is this team was never as bad as the first month and were never going for draft picks.
They've been in bubble team range points wise since January, so this isn't even a Dave Moss's ass situation here.

 

[0point1]

The Yotes stats for this game were great (except the PP kill). Both Knights goals were on the PP, Yotes were 60% on the face off, and Rat with 93.1% save.

I know the Yotes have been winning at the end of a bad season for a half dozen seasons now but this team it feels a lot different.

 

[cobra427]

Words along can't describe how I feel right now. The stupidity in this franchise has become cancerous and contagious. There better be a win in any of the top 3 picks if this team fails to finish dead last in the league. If Raanta doesn't resign, then JC needs to be blasted for not trading him at the trade deadline.

This team is finally winning and outshooting most opponents with a very young roster and more young guys coming. The goal is to win, winning breeds more winning. Forget about draft picks, tanking is stupid and doesn't guarantee you anything.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

The more experience you have winning, the more you win. It didn't help that we won some games near the end last year because we changed coaches/Goal tender/Doan Verby Hanzal gone. Basically 80% of our leadership group. Winning is always best for every player and the team. It's a mind set and a culture.

No guarantees on where we would pick anyway, tanking is dumb.

There is no true winning culture with this franchise right now. I wish people would stop using that phrase right now as it doesn't apply currently with this franchise.

 

[Jormungandr]

I have no problems winning a few games at the end of the season, finishing 28th, losing all 3 lotteries and picking Noah Dobson 7th overall.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

This team is finally winning and outshooting most opponents with a very young roster and more young guys coming. The goal is to win, winning breeds more winning. Forget about draft picks, tanking is stupid and doesn't guarantee you anything.

Oh please! 2015 guaranteed Eichel and tanking guarantees a pick in the Top 4 and that includes in a deep draft like this. Both Eichel and Matthews would be on this team right now if this franchise had a clue.

 

[TheLegend]

Another end of the season ridiculously stupid win that means nothing except lose serious draft stock.

Yes.... let's follow the Edmonton plan of ten full years of suck with four 1OVs on the roster.

 

[cobra427]

There is no true winning culture with this franchise right now. I wish people would stop using that phrase right now as it doesn't apply currently with this franchise.

They have been winning lately and you have to start somewhere. Young team winning, playing well with 2 of our top 4D out. Losing more just continues the negative culture. Every game we win down the stretch matters in a positive way. It's not a switch you can turn on when you want to.

 

[cobra427]

Oh please! 2015 guaranteed Eichel and tanking guarantees a pick in the Top 4 and that includes in a deep draft like this. Both Eichel and Matthews would be on this team right now if this franchise had a clue.

If we were really smart we would have won a few more games and then we would have been third worst and landed Mcdavid. Boy we are dumb

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

Yes.... let's follow the Edmonton plan of ten full years of suck with four 1OVs on the roster.

And Edmonton did make it to Game 7 of the WCSF last season and could have won the cup if they didn't have that 3rd period collapse in Game 5 vs Anaheim. Yes, I do believe Edmonton would have won it all last season given how dangerous of a team they really were. Edmonton's problems has more to do with coaching now than anything else.

 

[_Del_]

how much did winning at the end of last season help? ZERO.

We were 19-21-5 from Jan-April last year. "Winning" at the end of the year meant losing less.
We're 18-12-6 so far Jan-March. Not close to the same.

Also, while we're checking in:
2016-17, game 77: 63pts
2017-18, game 77: 65 pts

Need six points in five games to beat last year's total even after the worst start to a season in recent memory. Impressive.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

If we were really smart we would have won a few more games and then we would have been third worst and landed Mcdavid. Boy we are dumb

No! Because having either Eichel or McDavid would have been fine.

 

[SniperHF]

Oh please! 2015 guaranteed Eichel and tanking guarantees a pick in the Top 4 and that includes in a deep draft like this.

One race to the bottom we already lost to the Buffaslugs and another we inevitably would, ain't even worth trying.

Those guys are the the desert foxes of hockey.