GDT: Game 49: Coyotes @ Sharks - 7:30 PM - BSAZsomethingorother

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

It seriously doesn't get any clearer between OEL and Chychrun. One puts the team on his back, blocks a shot to what might have been his knee he's blown out twice, and scores 2 goals to try an force a 4 goal comeback.

The other takes 2 horrific penalties, falls down 20 times a game, deflected a goal in because he couldn't get out of the way and wasn't even covering a guy, and just didn't really show much heart or spirit the whole game. I didn't even notice OEL out there except when he was messing up.

OEL is still useful and should still be on the team next year, but BA needs to consult with him Mike Smith style and see if there's something they can do to make him more comfortable or something because he just comes off like he isn't passionate about the game anymore.

 

[rt]

Have to hope there's more juice there under a new coach.

Now would be a great time to fire Tocchet and interim Varady.

March 17th was the day to fire Tocchet. BA sat on his hands. That was an opportunity to turn things around. BA also had a chance to get out from under that OEL contract and failed to do so. BA is failing.

 

[XX]

OEL is still useful and should still be on the team next year,

He's actually playing below replacement right now. For 8.25m. Owed 30+ million in cash the next three seasons.

OEL is like buying a bunch of lottery scratchers and then being short for rent and food. You have to find some way to parlay the face value of the scratchers into survival. You either win on them or offload them on someone else. Doing neither brings doom.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

He's actually playing below replacement right now. For 8.25m. Owed 30+ million in cash the next three seasons.

OEL is like buying a bunch of lottery scratchers and then being short for rent and food. You have to find some way to parlay the face value of the scratchers into survival. You either win on them or offload them on someone else. Doing neither brings doom.

I just can't see BA pulling the trigger when he's one of 3 defensemen under contract for next season. I'm all for trading OEL if the return is at least acceptable, but I think the time for it has passed. And he won't waive anyway.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

There's always the draft. Doh!

 

[Snarky Coyote]

I cant wait to see who we get next year with our 1st round pick? wait um oh well there is always the 2022 draft. Unless we trade that with OEL. RT should be done so I imagine a 3 year extension to be announced tommorow

 

[0point1]

Pathetic team produces a pathetic result while BA sits on his hands and RT makes excuses.

 

[rt]

OEL and Fischer for Nate Schmidt and Antoine Roussel or Jake DeBrusk and John Moore.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Moneypuck hasn't updated but the Blues will probably be around 70% and the Coyotes around 20%

11%

 

[AZviaNJ]

OEL and Fischer for Nate Schmidt and Antoine Roussel or Jake DeBrusk and John Moore.

OEL for John Moore and a 2nd. Just get out of the contract. Team needs a culture change it starts with the coach and the captain.

 

[DoanStopBelievin]

Need to dump OEL at all costs. And fire the living shit out of Tocchet and Housley.

Honestly willing to take the best collection of high-risk futures and junk to get him the f*** out of that locker room at this point

 

[Grimes]

To think:
Vancouver 1st
Vantanen
Sutter

For

OEL

I didn't like it in the offseason. I'd run home with it now even if that 1st was somewhere between pick 20-31.

 

[Gwyddbwyll]

To think Hjalmarsson and Demers are earning $9M between them and cant even give us a decent 3rd pairing. How BA rebuilds the defense next year is going to be critical.

 

[MIGs Dog]

To think Hjalmarsson and Demers are earning $9M between them and cant even give us a decent 3rd pairing. How BA rebuilds the defense next year is going to be critical.

Probably looking at a multi-year plan, with past and future draft picks playing a key roll. I'm not expecting a great defense next season.

 

[cobra427]

Jack Adams coached us to a 0-4 start to an important game? I didn't think it could get worse or more clear, this team is lost, starts with the coach.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Arguably one of the worst games of OEL's career. He was a slow motion car crash for the entire 60 minutes. Says a lot about him given how important these games are and he plays like that. Seeing that C on his jersey is a straight up embarrassment.

Agree about the horrible game, other than that: I don’t see it that way at all. I see a gangly young man who’s been deprived of so much of his skating ability (for whatever reason), that still manages to play a solid game most nights. I honestly feel terrible for him. Nights like last night and similar microcosm’s throughout the season have to have him wondering if he can continue, with brains and structure over physical ability.
Trust me, as one ages, you get it, just a shame.... he’s still so young.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Pathetic team produces a pathetic result while BA sits on his hands and RT makes excuses.

In fairness, I heard no excuses, but see no improvement either.

 

[Jakey53]

Avs decided to take the rest of the regular season off.

Goaltending?

 

[Jakey53]

Shots blocked:
OEL - 22 (lowest of the regulars)
Chych - 79

Gogo has 94. Highest and oldest of the regulars. We better sign him to a long term deal.

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

11%

11% is honestly higher than I expected haha.

 

[MIGs Dog]

11% is honestly higher than I expected haha.

We win the next one and the Blues lose and we are back in front. Games in hand...I know, but still, it's not that far-fetched that we could still do it.

 

[LittlePipes]

Why don't they have this type of energy and body language to start a must win? (we know why)

hey, if you had to sit through an inane pre game talk from the coach, you’d be dumfounded and puzzled for a while too.

 

[LittlePipes]

I remember OEL used to fly through all three zones. Now he's only 30 and he skates around like 50 year old Jagr. I just don't understand what happened to him.

i call him stone skates

 

[LittlePipes]

We win the next one and the Blues lose and we are back in front. Games in hand...I know, but still, it's not that far-fetched that we could still do it.

Crack pipe sighting !!

 

[LittlePipes]

not really, its that he is paired with lybushkin or that he skates so many minutes or.. or... or...; just like Tochett. Excuses change nothing.