Recalled/Assigned: Murphy

[zerekstar]

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=711342&navid=DL|PHX|home Murphy is recalled. Did someone else get injured?

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[Blubba Jenkins]

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=711342&navid=DL|PHX|home Murphy is recalled. Did someone else get injured?

Coyotes have recalled D Connor Murphy. Coach DaveTippett says it is simply to add more depth.

- Craig Morgan

 

[CC96]

This is not a bad idea. If Stone starts struggling down the stretch, we can pair Murphy with Yandle and roll with

OEL-Z
Yandle-Murphy
Gormley-Summers

 

[Blubba Jenkins]

I wonder if part of this is just getting one of our better prospects out of that destructive environment.

 

[zerekstar]

- Craig Morgan

Thanks! Murphy looks like a keeper so may as well give him more experience. One question I have; is he 6'3" or 6'5"? I've seen both in articles so just curious. In either case, if he fills out, he will give the back end some decent size.

 

[PhoPhan]

I wonder if part of this is just getting one of our better prospects out of that destructive environment.

Is it really that destructive? Obviously the team is losing, but Murphy, Summers and Gormley have all looked terrific when called up, and Lessio and Szwarz seem to be coming along as well.

I would be shocked to see there were much of correlation between AHL team winning percentage and prospect development.

 

[CC96]

Thanks! Murphy looks like a keeper so may as well give him more experience. One question I have; is he 6'3" or 6'5"? I've seen both in articles so just curious. In either case, if he fills out, he will give the back end some decent size.

I just checked our official website, and it says he's 6'3''

 

[Blubba Jenkins]

Is it really that destructive? Obviously the team is losing, but Murphy, Summers and Gormley have all looked terrific when called up, and Lessio and Szwarz seem to be coming along as well.

I would be shocked to see there were much of correlation between AHL team winning percentage and prospect development.

I admit I've only really checked the final scores, but it feels like I've been seeing loads of games where the Pirates were losing games pretty badly. Maybe there's no correlation though, I'm just making bad speculation. At the very least, I can't imagine getting steamrolled and letting in 7 goals all the time is helping a prospect's confidence.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

The Pirates are losing because of coaching and the fact they have probably only 3 or 4 actual NHL players on the roster...and a load of players who shouldn't be playing in the AHL

Phil Lane, Ethen Werek, Darian Dzywhatshisname, Bret Hextall, Tim Kennedy

This doesn't even take into affect, AHL players that would be considered below average AHL players: Martinook, Shinnimin, Yip

That's 5 of 12 forwards, you can't get away with it at this level, if you counted the below average guys, that's 8 of 12 forwards are below average. Yeah, they're not going to have a good season.

Which is why the season Lessio and Reider are having as rookies is encouraging.

 

[rt]

Will Morris continue to be scratched?

 

[starman]

Will Morris continue to be scratched?

let's hope so!

 

[rt]

The Chris Summers audition for bottom pairing, LHS, stay-at-home D is going really, really well.

We still need to see if we have anyone in the system who can effectively replace Morris as the go-to partner slash hand holder for Keith Yandle. Murphy seems like the most likely candidate, but we need an extended audition. I really hope he sees time there. If he can really start to look comfortable and effective in the role of Keith Yandle babysitter, we can cross a HUGE need off of our wishlist.

EDIT: My current dream scenario is that Murphy looks so good that we feel comfortable bringing Morris back at a big discount to play on the bottom pair.

 

[kihekah19*]

The Pirates are losing because of coaching .

There's coaching to win and coaching to develop. Crazy like a fox?

 

[PhoPhan]

The Chris Summers audition for bottom pairing, LHS, stay-at-home D is going really, really well.

We still need to see if we have anyone in the system who can effectively replace Morris as the go-to partner slash hand holder for Keith Yandle. Murphy seems like the most likely candidate, but we need an extended audition. I really hope he sees time there. If he can really start to look comfortable and effective in the role of Keith Yandle babysitter, we can cross a HUGE need off of our wishlist.

EDIT: My current dream scenario is that Murphy looks so good that we feel comfortable bringing Morris back at a big discount to play on the bottom pair.

If Morris can't play in the top four, there's really no need for him. OEL, Michalek and Yandle obviously fill out the other three spots, and then Schlemko, Stone, Murphy, Summers and Gormley can all handle bottom pairing minutes.

 

[KG]

I totally forgot Schlemko was even still on this team...

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

There's coaching to win and coaching to develop. Crazy like a fox?

I'm going to go out on a limb since we haven't had a straight success story from minors to AHL that he is neither a 'developer' or a 'winner'

 

[rt]

If Morris can't play in the top four, there's really no need for him. OEL, Michalek and Yandle obviously fill out the other three spots, and then Schlemko, Stone, Murphy, Summers and Gormley can all handle bottom pairing minutes.

There is. We have severely missed weighty D since losing Aucoin, Roszival, Klesla, and "good" Morris. Our D is ridiculously light in the ass. Even our big jus like Summers and Murphy are skinny. Young too. Very young. We need some kind of veteran presence back there.

OEL-Michalek
Yandle-Murphy
Summers-Morris
Gormley-Stone

Also, if he rebounds and Murphy regresses, we've got a built in insurance policy. It is possible Mo returns to form next year.

 

[IPreferPi]

If Morris can't play in the top four, there's really no need for him. OEL, Michalek and Yandle obviously fill out the other three spots, and then Schlemko, Stone, Murphy, Summers and Gormley can all handle bottom pairing minutes.

Even if I'm willing to jettison Morris, if it's between him and Schlemko on our bottom pairing, I'll keep DeMo and take a bag of pucks for Schlemko.

 

[rt]

I totally forgot Schlemko was even still on this team...

Hopefully that won't last. He can join Moss, Klinkhammer, Chipchura, and Halpern as guys we should be looking to replace.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Hopefully that won't last. He can join Moss, Klinkhammer, Chipchura, and Halpern as guys we should be looking to replace.

Amen brother - from your lips to GMDMs ears

 

[IPreferPi]

Also, if he rebounds and Murphy regresses, we've got a built in insurance policy. It is possible Mo returns to form next year.

I think we've been saying that for too long now. Arguably the only time it came to fruition was last season. Morris is 35 going on 36 and is clearly in decline. Open to taking him back at a discount as a veteran presence, but Greene or Gilbert could be a better use of those dollars while providing more consistent defensive play.

 

[KG]

Don't hate on old man Halpern

 

[CC96]

I think we've been saying that for too long now. Arguably the only time it came to fruition was last season. Morris is 35 going on 36 and is clearly in decline. Open to taking him back at a discount as a veteran presence, but Greene or Gilbert could be a better use of those dollars while providing more consistent defensive play.

Agreed. We haven't had a "good" Derek Morris on a consistent basis, since 2010-2011.

Every single season since, he's been wildly inconsistent.

 

[rt]

Don't hate on old man Halpern

I like him. He's been good. He's not a solution for next season. As you said, too old.

 

[IPreferPi]

Don't hate on old man Halpern

He's our only RH center who found a fresh set of legs ever since he became a healthy scratch, I'll give him that. Overall, he's filled in admirably for Boyd Gordon at like 1/5 of the salary.

Still, we absolutely need to upgrade 4C this offseason. Halpern's best years are behind him.