Player Discussion Conor Garland
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He bends a lot but never really breaks. With a contract in hand he's not going to stop.
Glad you guys are enjoying him.
I'm sure glad Garland got paid for 5 years and Pettersson got paid for 3. Hahhaahhaha one has earned their money for sure!!
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John Johnson
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Most enjoyable player we've had to watch for a long, long time imo.
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Serenity now!
How Benning pilfered this guy out of Arizona, and offloaded three deadwood contracts in the bargain is shaping up as one of the mysteries of the universe. At this point OEL, is only icing on the cake in that deal.
I realize it cost them a top-10 pick as well as a second-rounder, but Garland is signed through five seasons and is still only 25.
I realize it cost them a top-10 pick as well as a second-rounder, but Garland is signed through five seasons and is still only 25.
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On the balance, even with retention, OEL is probably a net negative over the course of his deal and is not the icing on any cake. I will certainly agree he's a top-4 defender at the moment. Both players had to play well for this trade to have made any sense and they are playing well.
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Re-watching his gwg tonight he does that same thing with the puck on his stick where he controls the puck with one hand on the top of the stick 
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Re-watching his gwg tonight he does that same thing with the puck on his stick where he controls the puck with one hand on the top of the stick
He was holding his stick the same way during the national anthems tonight...maybe it's not a troll move, and he just has a weird way of holding his stick.
Optimistically, I'm not sure that is the case. OEL might be bit overpaid but he's only 30. OEL was battling injuries the past two season and in a bad environment to boot. If he actually does have a bounce back season the chances are much better that he can maintain it through most of his contract.
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Yeah it really does boggle the mind a little. Especially after last season we already had gone through the song and dance of sussing through what Arizona wanted for OEL, and it looked gross; basically just getting Arizonas best player next to Chychrun who is 25 is like, a minor miracle out of nowhere quite frankly
I know he doesn’t have far to go to get back up, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player bounce back after being knocked down as fast as he does. And how often he manages to maintain possession of he does is really impressive. It’s really hard for defensemen to take him out of the play.
The Coyotes couldn't wait to lock up Nick Schmaltz for nearly $6m a year for 7 years, but cringed at the thought of giving Garland somewhere along 5x5?
What a complete Mickey Mouse organization.
What a complete Mickey Mouse organization.
