That's a bit long. Maybe one or two might make it that long, most will not. Players considered a core piece are traded all the time."Core pieces" are players you can conceivably see being with the team ten years from now.
I think Raanta will have longevity with the team unless his next contact ask is too heavy or it turns out injuries make him tough to keep as a #1. He seems to have the ability and personality to stick long term."Core pieces" are players you can conceivably see being with the team ten years from now.
I think Raanta will have longevity with the team unless his next contact ask is too heavy or it turns out injuries make him tough to keep as a #1. He seems to have the ability and personality to stick long term.
On a rebuilding team your core is much younger than a team like Pittsburgh, Chicago or Philly for example, but a older player can be a core player. Ask this same question to those fans and you will see Crosby's, Kane's names etc. pop up. I also disagree about a goalie not being a core piece. Raanta is definitely a core piece for this team.Goalies, due the nature of the position, are easy to find. The Coyotes conjured up a starter as part of a trade where he wasn't the most valuable piece. Other teams do it all the time. This organization has taken starters off the waiver wire or in junk trades/dumpster dives. They are very rarely 'core' pieces. That only really ever happens if a goalie becomes a clear cut starter very early on in their career like Quick and Price.
Your core is generally U25 pieces. They are the bones you hang the role players and veterans from. The players that would take a significant effort to acquire in trade because of what they mean to the organization going forward. They are the players you'd keep if you had to have a firesale. They do the heavy lifting that gets you to the playoffs. Galchenyuk and Hinostroza, for example, could become core members if they perform and sign long term. Hjalmarsson, Goligoski and the like aren't really core players. Stepan is borderline, he probably ages out and declines after the next few years.
I think this team is built around Keller and Chychrun. It would be nice to have more sexy household names to list off but we're talking about the Coyotes after all.
He's hard to rank because we don't know exactly what we have in him yet, but if he pans out as a 1C then next year he'll be much higher on this list.I voted for Galchenyuk. I think that he’s going to be our #1C at some point this season and that’s not because any of our other centers are taking a step back.
Yep. I’d proabably have voted for Strome here.Voted for chychrun
Surprised that strome isn't on the list, I think our success will be largely tied to his performance this season and beyond