Recalled/Assigned: Koekkoek to Syracuse | Taormina recalled

[AlphaCatalyst]

As per my NHL app.

https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-recall-defenseman-matt-taormina/c-282843956

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[Fro]

at least he'll be playing

 

[Hoek]

That's not what we wanted!

 

[Volodya Krutov]

And the plot thickens

 

[Leonardo87]

Hmm and I thought Nesterov whiffing on a shot and falling on his ass was enough to get Koekkoek in there.

 

[Sky04]

wtf..

 

[berlin]

well that sucks.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Why now? Could've played two games already for them. Next Connolly?

 

[PaulGG]

This makes no sense. Could it be that a trade is in the works or what?

 

[The Gongshow]

Weird and disappointing. At least he'll be getting some playing time. I think Nesterov has been awful the first 3 games.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

What in the blue...?

 

[PaulGG]

Weird and disappointing. At least he'll be getting some playing time. I think Nesterov has been awful the first 3 games.

Nesty has struggled and we were thinking KoekKoek would get a chance to push him for that #6 slot. A guy just skated right around Nesty and in on Bish last night like he was a traffic cone.

 

[Werewolf]

Showcasing Nestea for a trade I'm hoping.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Showcasing Nestea for a trade I'm hoping.

Has to be. If that isn't what this is, I have no clue. This is getting ridiculous

 

[DFC]

Just when we thought it was over...

 

[DFC]

Has to be. If that isn't what this is, I have no clue. This is getting ridiculous

If we were going to trade him, why would we have signed him? We'd also be seeing him on the PP a lot more.

I think this just is what it is. Another guy being forced down, despite looking (by all non-insider accounts) more deserving of the playing time.

 

[PaulGG]

Well it could be just to get KK some games. He already is the #6D and so they are just trying to choose between Tamorina and Nesty for #7D or decide which guy to trade.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Well it could be just to get KK some games. He already is the #6D and so they are just trying to choose between Tamorina and Nesty for #7D or decide which guy to trade.

Taormina was a disaster last year, I'm surprised he was recalled figured he'd be down in Syracuse all year.

I don't see a trade, the return wouldn't be worth just keeping him as a depth player unless it's for an upgrade but we have Koekkoek so that's not needed. I really think Yzerman wants to find that puck moving defenseman bad and doesn't want to give up on them. He did this with Barberio and now Nesterov is going down the same path, Yzerman will keep him till he has no value then let him go unsigned. Koekkoek is right there better than either one, put in more time in the AHL than Nesterov and still isn't getting a true chance.

 

[PaulGG]

Taormina was a disaster last year, I'm surprised he was recalled figured he'd be down in Syracuse all year.

I don't see a trade, the return wouldn't be worth just keeping him as a depth player unless it's for an upgrade but we have Koekkoek so that's not needed. I really think Yzerman wants to find that puck moving defenseman bad and doesn't want to give up on them. He did this with Barberio and now Nesterov is going down the same path, Yzerman will keep him till he has no value then let him go unsigned. Koekkoek is right there better than either one, put in more time in the AHL than Nesterov and still isn't getting a true chance.

Nesty does have the offensive upside but frankly the D needs to be better. In my opinion Nesty is the weakest link so in that respect this is an odd move by the Bolts.

 

[DFC]

My guess is Koekkoek is back after Syracuse plays their back-to-back games this weekend. We're probably trying to keep him in game shape, much like we did with Vasy last year. Coop won't change the lineup while we're winning.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

This makes no sense whatsoever from an outside perspective. Nesterov had one decent game and 2 very bad one. Meanwhile, Koekkoek was a revelation the last time he was playing in the NHL, he looked ready to take another step forward. I can't get my head around this decision, there must be something we're not aware of.

Nesterov is not going to be traded though, he has zero value and his cap-hit is ridiculously small, salary-cap wise. He'll be put on waivers and buried in AHL if anything.

 

[LightningStrikes]

at least he'll be playing

Yeah, he'll get top pairing minutes there.

 

[The Macho King]

He must be complete **** in practice or something.

 

[These Are The Days]

Complete and total hogwash. It's astonishing how poorly we have managed Koekkoek's development.

 

[Redskev]

Good for Koekkoek to get some game minutes up in Syracuse, but I think he should be getting them in Tampa. Be interesting to see what happensp when he gets called back up.