I don't watch enough of the yotes to have an opinion. Are there any good stats that support the idea he is good or bad on the defensive side?
he plays low QOC
he gets high ozone starts
he is on the ice for a lot of goals against anyways
he has lots of turnovers
there are lots of top offensive defensemen who have bad GA data because they are on bad teams. But none of them pull it off against the weak competition that Yandle sees
Tippett, a very defensive minded coach, does everything he can to protect/hide Yandle.
Kane - Girgs/Reinhart - Ennis
Moulson - Reinhart/Girgs - Gionta/xxx
Coho - Grigs - Gionta/xxx
Des - Larsson - Foligno
McCormick
Flynn
Kaleta
So... no Eichel/McDavid?
that's because they have a clearly superior OEL soaking up the big minutes and difficult assignments
yea, he has a top pair ahead of him, soaking up minutes... allowing easier minutes, situations... and yet he's still on the ice for the 3rd most ES goals against in the NHL last year, and he's on pace for the same this year.
last year Phoenix's GA dropped by 1.2 when he's off the ice... the just awful, especially given his competition/situation.
2013-2014
w/ Yandle 3.03 GA per 60 ES
w/o Yandle 1.86 GA per 60 ES
Why?
If you want the best mentor for McEichel: Jagr or MSL. I'd offer 1 year, 5-6 million.
that's because they have a clearly superior OEL soaking up the big minutes and difficult assignments
It happens as close to as often as it doesn't, if not more often. Crosby played wing until Lemieux retired. MacKinnon played wing last year. Seguin started out at wing in Boston.
So I guess the basketball Tyler Ennis got traded today. I saw the words "acquire Tyler Ennis" scroll across the bottom of my TV screen just now and about had a ********* heart attack.
Was also thinking MSL.
What would Colorado want for ROR? Have to think a kings ransom....
Lebrun on ROR:
"I can tell you one team that would like to get their hands on him and that's the Buffalo Sabres. They won't be alone. There's going to be a long list of teams if and when the Avalanche really put this guy in play. Now with the Avs falling out of the playoff race, one would think that would probably wait until the summer. BUT we know one thing about Tim Murray in Buffalo, he showed it with the Evander Kane deal. He's not scared to go after something and make a giganctic deal and i'm told that other first round pick, the low pick, he's willing to throw that in the package for ROR, if the time comes in the offseason."
Lebrun on ROR:
"I can tell you one team that would like to get their hands on him and that's the Buffalo Sabres. They won't be alone. There's going to be a long list of teams if and when the Avalanche really put this guy in play. Now with the Avs falling out of the playoff race, one would think that would probably wait until the summer. BUT we know one thing about Tim Murray in Buffalo, he showed it with the Evander Kane deal. He's not scared to go after something and make a giganctic deal and i'm told that other first round pick, the low pick, he's willing to throw that in the package for ROR, if the time comes in the offseason."
Lebrun on ROR:
"I can tell you one team that would like to get their hands on him and that's the Buffalo Sabres. They won't be alone. There's going to be a long list of teams if and when the Avalanche really put this guy in play. Now with the Avs falling out of the playoff race, one would think that would probably wait until the summer. BUT we know one thing about Tim Murray in Buffalo, he showed it with the Evander Kane deal. He's not scared to go after something and make a giganctic deal and i'm told that other first round pick, the low pick, he's willing to throw that in the package for ROR, if the time comes in the offseason."