Coyotes fan here (and closet Senators fan - I was born in Ottawa and they are the team I root for in the Atlantic).
This and I think it’s mostly because of his injury history too. Hope he stays healthy with us.
Coyote fan coming in peace. I have watched Chych since the Coyote's drafted him. It really pisses me off we traded him for a lousy draft pick. Not only do you get a great player, you also get a kid with great character. He has a great wrister, and slapper. Because of his skating he loves to pinch and moves all over the ice. Not very often does a player with his talent, age and contract come available in a trade. You guys fleeced our rookie GM big time. Of course I'm getting flamed on the Coyote board as most are doing back flips that we get a mid 1st. rounder. Hope you guys make the playoffs and I hope Chych helps lead the way.
Kind of you to say that! My preference be you guys finish 16th with amazing momentum heading into next year. We win the lottery with that pick. I’ll take that as a 1b. As long as TML don’t win anything…Cheers. I hope we give you two late first rounders and you get superstars with both of themtons of respect for all AZ/PHX diehards.
They sat down and gave him the option 18 months ago. After he talked it out with his family he decided to move forward with the request. There was mutual respect on both sides to do what was best for both parties.
It’s taken a long time but we have a great front office that seems to be run the right way. There was definitely a human aspect that was being played the right way. Took a little longer than both wanted, but it leaves the door open for him coming back. He loves it here as do most of our athletes. I see AM all the time here during the summer. I think what you see is relief and now he can focus on going beast mode the next 2 plus years for you guys. Hopefully he gets the recognition he deserves.
The initial asking price was too high for me. I was surprised we got him for what we did. I am so over losing the 1st rd pick this year. He is going to fit in here really well. Thanks for stopping in.
You get flamed for being always glass half empty and openly admitting to not watching all the games. Get your a big fan but we hardly got fleeced. This was about the ask all along. We are gambling on the pick being high in a good draft. Here I am talking about the trade but that’s HF… Kudos to the sens for not ponying up a top prospect. Chych is a beast and he hasn’t even begun to hit his ceiling yet and that’s downright scary. Ottawa has insane mobility on their backend and Chych fits into that age group as well. Not only are you getting a potential top pairing D but also a guy that will make your strength and conditioning coach redundant. When you impress nhl athletes taking the shirt off that says something about your conditioning.
Like personality wise?
Makes sense, he's not much of a player. No dynamism. Plays a defensive game, but makes boneheaded errors that you can chalk up to inexperience. Very low upside. If he's in another organization next year, I don't care. Dime a dozen player.
Have fun following that I guess. Already made clear my stance on it. Chych has devastating injury history. If he only suits up half the time in those two years, would one still feel that way? Especially if we draft gems with those picks. How about if we win the lottery and pick 6? Too many variables I don’t care to argue about. Personally I care about Chych that’s all, and if he’s happy and healthy that’s all that matters. Just glad he didn’t go to LA. My desire to fleece a team that I actually like isn’t strong at all. It’s about what I expected. Some had a stronger desire for more, but that just typical HF greediness. Good luck with the push.
We got chabot with a mid 1rd pick. Same with Karlsson. It’s possible both teams will be happy with the trade long term.
Did he say that to you?
I want to see more of both JBD and LT. JBD has shown little to no offensive ability and LT did show some. Hopefully one of them will be good enough to become a #5, 6 or 7D for us at a low salary.
