Revelation
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- Aug 15, 2016
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He has been in the job for what a year and a half and already boosts a tonof successful trades, signings and acquisitions.
They say it is impossible to acquire top 4 dmen, top line center in this league without paying through the nose. Chayka has added the following top 4 dmen and it's not even been 2 years:
Jacob Chychrun
Alex Goligiski
Jason Demers
Niklas Hjalmarsson.
Almost an entire NHL quality blueline in less than 2 years. And all he had to to give up to get it was taking on the Datsyuk contact, giving up a 4th liner, Connor Murphy and a bunch of crap.
On the forward side he added a top line youngish C and a #1 goalie for a pick. He has gotten excellent value for an aging Mike Smith, made a killing on the Hanzal and Vrbata trades, his great trades are too many to exhaustively list. This is not even counting all his great draft picks and more minor trades like the Boedker trade
Coyotes look better than ever. I don't think there should be any doubt that this guy is one of the best GMs in the league and the real deal.
Connor Murphy was a top 4 traded for an older better yet declining top 4.
The trade up to get Chychrun cost the normal jump from 16 to 20 AND taking on the Datsyuk contract
Goligoski was overpaid in FA
Demers was acquired because he was overpaid and brutal defensively
The one great acquisition that was DeAngelo was given away.