You can't pick up the phone and call someone for a suspension when you are laughing your ass off.
GDT: Colorado Avalanche vs Arizona Coyotes - Put Something on the Table - 1PM
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You can't pick up the phone and call someone for a suspension when you are laughing your ass off.
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How good is it mate - 68 games in, 13th overall in the NHL (and hopefully climbing). Everyone should be pumped. Hopefully EJ returns. That gets us there imo. Ans I'm sure people won't like me saying this, Barberio as well.
We are like a champion boxer this season.
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If the choices are Barberio, Lindholm, Warsofsky, Siemens you have to go with Barberio. Hes frustrating as hell but hes the best option on that list sad to say. I would have Siemens in after that and then Lindholm and Warsofsky can go massage Mironov in Russia.
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Speaking of our defense...why the hell did we claim Alt again if he's not getting in the lineup? He's had enough practices to step in but they call up Warsofsky instead. Guess Sakic needed an all time nacho eater?
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That’s a fair point. In my opinion Compher’s “hitting the wall” is attributable to his being banged up. I don’t think he’s anywhere near 100%.
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I think so too. I think upper body, because his puck handling seems off to me. He can still motor but doesn't really have the hands right now to do much with it.
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He’s taken some notably punishing hits in the last month, which to his credit he just keeps trucking along, but something seems “off”.
Calling OEL a second pairing defenseman is ludicrous, IMO.
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cgf
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No that's not photoshopped...
It looks like his face is confused by what he's trying to get it to do
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Tough one now. I'd probably go:
Zadorov - Johnson
Nemeth - Barrie
Barberio - Girard
(Siemens)
One thing I CAN say, is jeez, that's a WHOLE lot better than we've had in years.
Alt, Lindholm, Warsofsky, Meloche, Timmins, Schmaltz, Butler, Graves and Geertsen to all fight it out for the SAR starting 6
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Big Z doing Big Z things.
That skate by the Arizona bench was f***ing epic. Love big Z.
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Lol Zadorov with such swagger.
OEL is not a 2nd pairing defensemen. He's very clearly a 1st pairing guy. He's obviously not in the same tier as Karlsson/Doughty/Hedman/Subban but he's a very good defensemen. Losing can take a toll on a guy. He turns 27 this July and has played 16 total playoff games, all of them in 2012. Since that time the Coyotes have been one of the worst teams in hockey, if not the worst.
I believe it's gotten to a point with him where he just doesn't try as hard for the Coyotes because he knows how bad they are. Not a good attitude to have, but that's what losing does to a player year after year. It's not fun knowing that every single year your season is basically over by December at the latest.
OEL is not a 2nd pairing defensemen. He's very clearly a 1st pairing guy. He's obviously not in the same tier as Karlsson/Doughty/Hedman/Subban but he's a very good defensemen. Losing can take a toll on a guy. He turns 27 this July and has played 16 total playoff games, all of them in 2012. Since that time the Coyotes have been one of the worst teams in hockey, if not the worst.
I believe it's gotten to a point with him where he just doesn't try as hard for the Coyotes because he knows how bad they are. Not a good attitude to have, but that's what losing does to a player year after year. It's not fun knowing that every single year your season is basically over by December at the latest.
Well if he is a top pairing D so is Barrie.
PS
Tyson has the highest PPG average of any D in the league. Elite.
Thing is Barberio can’t provide Barrie or Girard with the help Siemens can. So I’d keep Dunc out there. They both need a big body out there imo.
Yeah. We Avs fans should know very well how losing makes players look. Just look at our last season. I'd love OEL - Johnson top pairing.
Yes, I like OEL from an offensive point of view but he is soft for sure. Hammer should be able to teach him pure/tough/honest defensive hockey.
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Big Z doing Big Z things.
Fantastic, he is a great (and strong) hitter, could become a better version of Kronwall.
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1,000% relates to Avs. LOL. You being serious? Your saying the players our AHL prospects are playing with and developing with, and sharing the fortunes and disappointments with, have no affect on the development of players who MAY play in an Avs uniform?
