Matt Dumba Sucks!

[TheLegend]

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[GhostofYotesFan47]

He's just not good at hockey anymore. He can't handle the puck and that's bad.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

I was hoping he would look like maybe 70% the player he was years ago but at this point I’ll settle for half

 

[Tom Polakis]

He has a cannon of a shot, and, and...

Well, that's about it.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

Matt Done-ba

 

[MIGs Dog]

Thankfully BA had the wisdom of only doing a 1 yr contract. Lots of d-men in the pipeline.

 

[cobra427]

Age and the speed of the NHL increasing has caught up to Dumba. There was a play last night that lead to a goal, forgot who but they blew right by Dumba, it was obvious. Dumba is slow to the puck in the corners too, means he has to make decisions with pressure. At the blue line on the rush, he can't stand guys up for fear of them blowing by him.

I am not sure he is even a 3/4D now. It happens as players get older and the game gets faster.

 

[Edenjung]

He is 29.
I would not blame it entirely on his age. Carcone is 2 years younger.

 

[cobra427]

He is 29.
I would not blame it entirely on his age. Carcone is 2 years younger.

I know, it seems like he shouldn't be slowing down. OEL was the same way, seems like he slowed down earlier age wise than most. Dumba's foot speed is behind.

 

[Matias Maccete]

He really does. It's unfortunate.

 

[Hogan20]

Yawn. I've seen better defensive play in my mens league

 

[Naych_PHX]

Yeah, well. I'm not gonna say he's been great but he's a body, which is what we needed. You wanna call up more from Tucson or make a Hanifin trade? Had like 3 Dmen out and we won with those guys out and him in the lineup still.

Edit: I get the criticism to be clear, but it's like, bench him and take a look around who else you got? We're already going with 7 D a lot of nights. You want Soda up here just to bench Dumba? I thought Kerfoot was a poor fit and it seems he's found his groove in the lineup finally.

 

[BAdvocate]

At least he's sucking on a team doing pretty well that no one watches.

Come trade deadline there should be a couple teams interested in Dumba....

Dallas announcers said they need a right shot dman so Heiskanen can play on his natural left side. Dumba might be a good fit (unless they hold a grudge about his hit on Pavelski); and, the team colors might be a bit more familiar than the Coyotes colors....

 

[Summer Rose]

I want a refund.

 

[MIGs Dog]

He is 29.
I would not blame it entirely on his age. Carcone is 2 years younger.

Brett Burns is 38. Still logging over 21 minutes a night and has 5 goals.

 

[TheLegend]

Brett Burns is 38. Still logging over 21 minutes a night and has 5 goals.

Brett Burns also isn’t human.

 

[Jamieh]

Brett Burns also isn’t human.

Snake venom is the secret ingredient

 

[PHX FireBirds18]

The older I get the more lenient I’ve become on players in general. You don’t know what people are dealing with injury or personal wise. That said, plenty of season left for him to acclimate in his first year. It would be nice if it came quicker, but he was never a long term solution either. Any more young dman available like Durzi? Have lots of drafts picks we can move.

 

[Jagged Ice]

I don't think there will be any interest in him at the tdl.

 

[Jamieh]

Wonder if playing him less might make him more marketable for trade deadline?? Lots of teams need depth for playoffs

 

[Tom Polakis]

I alerted the Wild board to this thread, and got a couple replies to the effect that he was still a serviceable third pairing guy. But this is a team that has had to ice Alex Goligoski this season.

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

I alerted the Wild board to this thread, and got a couple replies to the effect that he was still a serviceable third pairing guy. But this is a team that has had to ice Alex Goligoski this season.

That guy sucks too, and this is after I spent his first 3 1/2 seasons defending him. Never again will I allow myself to be Goligoski'd.

 

[GhostofTommyBolin]

August and talk in the other thread with people saying he was the piece to help make a playoff push seems like yesterday. Re-reading that thread was fun.

@LosPollosHermanos saw it coming.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Apparently, the coaching staff disagrees. Dumba leads the team in ice time.

 

[hbk]

2 steps forward. 1 step back. He started the season about 30 steps behind expectations. He has flashed a few games were you were hopeful. At this point I would prefer if we trade him at deadline.