GDT: Game 9: Coyotes @ Blues - 6PM - FSAZ

[The Feckless Puck]

 

[The Feckless Puck]

If they don't, there is likely going to be some sacred cows mooved...

Fixed that for you.

(I'm sorry, I can't help myself, it's a disease.)

 

[_Del_]

One of those guys is a puck hound... I wonder who he is talking to...

 

[SniperHF]

Schmaltz as the heavy on the line? Hoo boy.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Probably need to get more from our backend if we're going to beat St. Louis.

 

[Edenjung]

Schmaltz as the heavy on the line? Hoo boy.

And that leads to the question:

Who is the scout?
Who is the Sniper?
And who is the Engineer?

*also dibs on this for future GDT theme*

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Hayden and Hunt in for injured Crouse and Fischer. Excited to see what Hunt can do!

 

[WrinkledPossum]

You and Cobra must be brothers. Let's see where things are at the end of February.

This isn't like other seasons where u can say it's half over, were in 7th so it's done. The matchups are loaded up with these series so we really do need to play the whole season to see where we're at.

8 of our last 10 games are against LA and SJ. Two games before that are against MINN. We legitimately could rack up 20 points in the last 12 and pass MIN for 4th.

 

[Sm00chy]

Hayden and Hunt in for injured Crouse and Fischer. Excited to see what Hunt can do!

I like what I have seen from some film I watched on Hunt. Excited to see what he brings... could be a late bloomer of sorts.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

One of those guys is a puck hound... I wonder who he is talking to...

Look at it this way - this is the first time we know for sure that someone on a Keller/Schmaltz line will shoot the dang puck.

 

[ArizonaCoyotes19]

What's with all the negativity? The season is still early. I'm just happy to be watching a Yotes game again, going through withdrawal.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

What's with all the negativity? The season is still early. I'm just happy to be watching a Yotes game again, going through withdrawal.

We know our team, and we also know how cruel Fate has been to it over the years.

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

Excited to see the Yotes go up against a good team that's not Vegas. Would like to see if there is a difference, since some teams just the Yotes a problem for whatever reason.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

What's with all the negativity? The season is still early. I'm just happy to be watching a Yotes game again, going through withdrawal.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

We're the Yotes, we're the Detroit Lions of the NHL

 

[RemoAZ]

With Hayden and Hunt in, maybe we'll get a response when Garland inevitably gets cheap-shotted.

 

[RemoAZ]

We're the Yotes, we're the Detroit Lions of the NHL

Now I feel worse. Thanks...Stugots!

 

[_Del_]

I like what I have seen from some film I watched on Hunt. Excited to see what he brings... could be a late bloomer of sorts.

Hope he gets some powerplay time. Glad to see him and Hayden both get in. We should be rotating people in and out even if we were healthy. Keep Fish and Cags hungry with occasional scratch. Add bigger names to the scratch list to wake people up as needed.

 

[PuckLife]

Injuries suck - that’s all I’m saying.

 

[PainForShane]

This line makes too much sense -- not just because of playstyle (which also makes sense) but also because these guys are young and could / should be playing together for YEARS.

The very best / truly dominant lines in hockey (BOS 1, COL 1 etc) are always together for multiple years. I would argue hard that part of the reason that MacK, Bergeron, Pasta etc broke out was because they developed next level chemistry with their linemates over the years they played together. We're already committed to Keller and Schmaltz long term and all of us hope we commit to Garland sometime soon, imo this gives the best chance for all of them to succeed offensively / get to the ~point per game they need to justify the contracts.

Playstyle make sense too, Schmaltz and Keller can be creative in the o-zone, Garland can win every single puck battle and start grinding if needed. Defense is weak but if you keep these guys together they should be able to figure out how to defend the puck.

Again, this line makes too much sense and I'll watch as much as I can tonight. Hopefully Tocchet is smart enough to actually give them a fair shot over multiple games

 

[Mangosteen]

What's with all the negativity? The season is still early. I'm just happy to be watching a Yotes game again, going through withdrawal.

This group would complain about the taxes if we won the lottery

 

[TheLegend]

 

[Jakey53]

This isn't like other seasons where u can say it's half over, were in 7th so it's done. The matchups are loaded up with these series so we really do need to play the whole season to see where we're at.

8 of our last 10 games are against LA and SJ. Two games before that are against MINN. We legitimately could rack up 20 points in the last 12 and pass MIN for 4th.

We haven't taken care of business so far. I know what you are saying, but we can not dig our self a deep hole and expect to make the playoffs. We are hopefully a bubble team up to the end.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[_Del_]

Playstyle make sense too, Schmaltz and Keller can be creative in the o-zone, Garland can win every single puck battle

Garland is tiny, and he'll get no support from the other two. This will be a short-lived experiment.