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Really, he made the team? Wow. Impressive. I guess he was considered a pretty pro-ready player but didn't see this coming. Hopefully the offensive upside concerns also are unfounded. Cool seeing players such as this finding some success.
Really, he made the team? Wow. Impressive. I guess he was considered a pretty pro-ready player but didn't see this coming. Hopefully the offensive upside concerns also are unfounded. Cool seeing players such as this finding some success.
He very nearly made the team. You don’t think there’s value in gutting out an entire NHL camp and coming up just short of a spot? That represents a tremendous amount of exposure, experience and context for him to keep in his mind as he develops this season. He got to see what it takes and get know how close he is and what he needs to work on.Why would you waste the beginning of his SHL season if he’s not starting in the NHL?
He very nearly made the team. You don’t think there’s value in gutting out an entire NHL camp and coming up just short of a spot? That represents a tremendous amount of exposure, experience and context for him to keep in his mind as he develops this season. He got to see what it takes and get know how close he is and what he needs to work on.
I really don’t understand your question. Of course he had a chance to make the team. Chayka has said all along they’ll do what’s best for Soderstrom’s development and his comfort level is extremely important. Chayka has publicly recognized that his being a teenager in a foreign land, in the minors may or may not ultimately be the best thing for him.Did he ever have a chance to make the team or was it to parade him around to excite their fan base? If he was so close to making the team, why not have him start in the AHL and he'll be the first call up when a defensemen is needed?
I don't think he ever had a chance to make the team. Chayka makes a lot of weird decisions with the prospects in his organization. I remember a year back to Hayton. I also remember some strange decisions with players such as Chychrun and Crouse in years prior, as well.
I really don’t understand your question. Of course he had a chance to make the team. Chayka has said all along they’ll do what’s best for Soderstrom’s development and his comfort level is extremely important. Chayka has publicly recognized that his being a teenager in a foreign land, in the minors may or may not ultimately be the best thing for him.
The team has been very open about the fact that Soderstrom and his family will have a vote. When it became clear that he wouldn’t make the NHL squad, team Soderstrom opted for the Swedish league. Which is a smart and good option. Everyone is happy.
Hayton? He got a head/neck injury in preseason. They kept him around the NHL medical staff until he felt better, rather than the OHL staff. Do you believe the Soo Hounds can provide better care than the Phoenix Coyotes?
Chychrun? They wanted to send him back. They didn’t plan on him making the team. He blew the ****ing doors off and they didn’t have a choice. He was an absolute revelation until he got hurt. There wasn’t a team in the NHL that would have cut a kid who played that well. That’s 100% on Chychrun. He was just too good to cut.
I’m not sure what about these situations is mystifying to you. It seems pretty straightforward to me.
Soderstrom almost made it. He played great but got cut. The joint decision was going home would be better for the kid than the minors. Win-win.
Hayton got hurt. He got an NHL medical staff to care for him before he got sent back down to juniors. Clearly the best option. No doubt.
Chychrun simply made the team. They couldn’t cut him. He was too good. Simple as that.
I appreciate the explanation of excuses, but it doesn’t change my point. It’s not a very trustworthy organization when it comes to the development of prospects. There was also that draft combine interview saga. They make a lot of eccentric decisions on the prospect front.
I wouldn’t be convinced that Soderstrom was there to seriously compete for a spot as opposed to being paraded around.
Focusing on the personality that goes with the player is paying pretty early dividends. There's nothing eccentric about it.
It's clear you don't care about reasoning and are just going to believe what you want to believe. There's no discussion here on your part. Pretty weird attitude to have on a forum.
I think they wanted to parade him around and he never had a chance to make the team.
There's no evidence to support this and you haven't provided anything remotely approaching a convincing argument otherwise. rt gave you a rundown of the reasoning behind each decision, all of which are accepted canon on the Coyotes board after much discussion, yet you think your hot take is some sort of revelation.
They praised Soderstrom at every turn and his play was easily good enough to make the team in a bottom pairing role. That's not his projected role or what's best for his development now, so they agreed to his wishes to go back to Brynas. The player dictates where he goes, not the team, because the Coyotes (per Chayka in a recent interview) value buy-in more than anything else. There's also the small problem of Goligoski being his likely partner if he makes it this year, and that did not go well in the preseason because Goligoski's play is pretty poor. Playing him with someone more stable like Hjalmarsson would mean exposing him to too much, too early. Brynas is a better place to develop than Tucson for an 18 year old euro. Pretty open and shut case.
But no, it can't be a combination of reasonable factors. Chayka is weird, the Coyotes are garbage. It must be that.
To me, the weirdo is the guy that insists a just drafted player that was good enough to be the absolute last cut in camp somehow didn't earn any of it based on nothing but an inherent dislike for the organization and/or GM.
@Pavel Buchnevich Soferstrom’s performance made it clear he had a shot. He was extremely good.