I am glad Coyle is gone. He was the epitome of what has been wrong with the Wild for years. Look great for 10 games and then disappear. He is the player I wanted gone the most with a Wild shakeup.
Player Discussion Ryan Donato
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It wasn't just Fletcher, but Coyle's one QMJHL where he absolutely dominated. I could have seen him as a Dustin Brown type if he was developed correctly, but it didn't look like he was. Oh well.
When he went to the Q, of course he dominated.
It was a step down in competition. He went from playing against players his size and age down to being a man amongst boys. He was older and much larger than most.
He was only 19 (20 in March) when he joined. Size, maybe? But age? Danick Gauthier was older than him, MacAulay was barely younger than him, Charles-Olivier Roussel was older, Stanislav Galiyev was older. He wasn't older than 'most'. He was about average in age. Can't say about size...
Majority of the CHL is 18 and under. 19 and over its less than half the league.
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Avg age in the CHL is under 19yrs
The avg age of college hockey teams range from 20-22yrs.
CLEAR age difference... and clear size difference.
The avg age of college hockey teams range from 20-22yrs.
CLEAR age difference... and clear size difference.
18.25. This year there were (14) 19 year olds on Halifax's team. 5 on Halifax's and 5 20 year olds. As well, it doesn't help the average is dragged down by 16 year olds that barely get 10 games in. 13 players are 16-17 year old that played 10 or more games.
18.25 is significantly less than the youngest college hockey teams that have an average age of 20.5yrs.
Fun Facts - Team Average Age
My point is confirmed.
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So, he went from a league where he was 2 years younger than the average player to one where he was 2 years older than the average player? And your argument is what exactly?
He wasn't 2 years older. At the end he was (due to his birthday being in March), but the QMJHL has a lot of players between 18 and 19 years old. 20 year old not so much, because of a ruling.
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Charlie Coyle was 20 years old when he started the 2011-12 playoffs with Saint John. Math isn't hard.
It was only the second half of the season that he was there.
Anyways, you're points have only confirmed mine.
He went to an interior league than he had just been playing at for a season and a half. Much younger and smaller. He suddenly became a man amongst boys.
Coyle doesn't have a point in his last 13 games. 9 in 8 for Donato. Somehow reverse Niederreider for Rask? Alright, maybe that's a slight exaggeration. Or a big exaggeration.
Considering how SOME of the Bruins fans made Donnie out to be, it's like I have watched a totally different player, and every time someone says this, SOME of their fans say just wait until he stops trying and he'll stop his production...
So far I don't see that happening.
So far I don't see that happening.
Consistency is always tough for young players and I'm sure he'll go through some cold patches this year and next. I think Donato's a very different player than Ryan Spooner, but Boston fans aren't wrong to point out the surge he saw after getting traded to the Rangers.
It's kind of funny though. Both Donato and Fiala have talked multiple times in post-game interviews about how much it means to feel like the coach has confidence in them, and Boudreau has definitely been feeding them both opportunities. I hope that fact isn't lost on Fenton when he thinks about whether or not to keep Bruce around again next year.
Agreed. Young guys need a coach who will ride the rollercoaster a bit of being a young player trying to find consistency.
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As,iI recall he was the best player for USA, in the Olympics so I liked him for little while.
Nino got hot when he came over for Clutterbuck. The next season or two will see if Donato can grow or not...
This is where Yeo fails as a coach and why Bruce excels. He knows how to get the most out of players.
Bruins fan here. Our Bruce didn't show the confidence in him and ride him to achieve his potential. But Boston has a history of losing patience with young talented players.
You are seeing what Ryan's potential is and Boudreau is exploiting it.
He' a good player who can score and take direction. You'll be happy with this trade.
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Donato is a clone of a young Jason Pominville.
Hopefully the Wild can surround him with some talent. He seems to be a puck magnet and continually making good plays with the puck on his stick that generate high quality chances.
Hopefully the Wild can surround him with some talent. He seems to be a puck magnet and continually making good plays with the puck on his stick that generate high quality chances.
Some players know what to do with the puck. Donnie generally knows when to shoot, when to pass, where to shoot, where to pass, he can skate in a straight line pretty dang fast, and he has skills.
Now Fiala just needs to quit turning the puck over and I'll be very happy with these two.
Now Fiala just needs to quit turning the puck over and I'll be very happy with these two.
We'll say Donato for Nino and Rask for Coyle. That doesn't sound quite as bad.
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