Unless you are Florida where you leave them in RaleighI mean if you fire someone you are letting him walk away.
You know the name Coyotes probably is better than any that they came up with for Utah.
Just keep it.
Merurlo is a con man and was never serious about making the Coyotes work in Arizona. If I were a Coyotes fan I would be celebrating today… maybe they can find a legit owner committed to the market.What a disaster this guy turned out to be. Glad he's out but it's at the expense of Hockey fans in Phoenix.
Gil Stein, only had 9 months on the job between Ziegler and BettmanWasn't there an NHL President who lasted only a year but managed to force his way into the HHOF? Campbell being there is a stain on the institution, and there ain't a shortage of stains.
He played well in Carolina in limited time as a young player. He's developed well in Florida, but is the only piece from the Trocheck trade that is left in Florida.Luostarinen seems to have been an excellent 2nd round pick for the Canes. He is one heck of an defensive forward and he saved Panthers asses a few times in the 3rd period in game 7. If only he did that with the Canes.
I feel like I remember a bunch of people not being impressed with the pick at all and having very strong opinions that he'd not amount to much. In fairness, it was an out of left field pick. But of course it wasn't like most of us had seen him play at the time. I'm glad he turned out to be such a solid role player.Luostarinen seems to have been an excellent 2nd round pick for the Canes. He is one heck of an defensive forward and he saved Panthers asses a few times in the 3rd period in game 7. If only he did that with the Canes.
Maximum chaos line:
Skinner - Kuzy - Necas
What a bad contract that ended up being. And for all the hype at the time of getting him there, didn't do anything to change the direction of the franchise, as they still haven't made the playoffsApparently Skinner is about to be bought the eff out.
Stroked out so bad it rearranged his initialsRAB aneurysm line
Apparently Skinner is about to be bought the eff out.
Good drafting took that trade from Pu to From Russia with LoveThanks for Kochetkov and Nikishin (and some good James Reimer years, too)
I feel like I remember a bunch of people not being impressed with the pick at all and having very strong opinions that he'd not amount to much. In fairness, it was an out of left field pick. But of course it wasn't like most of us had seen him play at the time. I'm glad he turned out to be such a solid role player.
Artturi Lehkonen's dad thinks Eetu is 21-22 months away from NHL (at that time). Needs skating speed, skating stamina, skating skill, defense. When you get the chance, you'll need to get the dressing room's acceptance, and they value guys doing the winning things; and you need to be the coach's pet, not by kissing his ass but by hard athleticism from shift to shift.
Sami Kapanen's KalPa is a great place for a prospect, he's a keen coach doing things and system that benefits the young aspirants, helped Artturi a plenty.
Eetu bought a bottle of Smurf lemonade on the late night bus journey back home, next day Sami brought a transparent mug with twenty lumps of sugar in it to the practice to make a point.
Ended up being is a choice of words, no one thought 9 million was a good idea! I’m a Skinner guy and even I thought that was over the top. It was the cost of getting him to stay in Buffalo when he wanted to go to TO, and was the would be linemate for Eichel. Eichel played no small part in that as it seemed they had to do a lot of work trying to keep him happy. Desperate gm’ing. He had some very good seasons there, previous season with Thompson and Tuch he had a monster season. If you watch the highlights Skinner didn’t get a lot of weak assists, he made many nice passes to Thompson defying the concept of he isn’t a playmaker for others.What a bad contract that ended up being. And for all the hype at the time of getting him there, didn't do anything to change the direction of the franchise, as they still haven't made the playoffs
Thing is, even though we all knew that contract was stupidly expensive, I at least thought he would be a good player for them. I thought he would at least help push them to legitimate cup contention, even if his contract would become a boat anchor and prevent them from getting the pieces that pushed them over the top.Ended up being is a choice of words, no one thought 9 million was a good idea! I’m a Skinner guy and even I thought that was over the top. It was the cost of getting him to stay in Buffalo when he wanted to go to TO, and was the would be linemate for Eichel. Eichel played no small part in that as it seemed they had to do a lot of work trying to keep him happy. Desperate gm’ing. He had some very good seasons there, previous season with Thompson and Tuch he had a monster season. If you watch the highlights Skinner didn’t get a lot of weak assists, he made many nice passes to Thompson defying the concept of he isn’t a playmaker for others.
If TO wants him he can finally end up there for cheap, though his style will take criticism from the negative crowd before he ever puts the jersey on. Hope he goes to a playoff team.