I agree that this is good value now, but man did they miss the boat on his value last year. They could have gotten a haul for him in the offseason.Donato and a 5th (if true) is a real good deal for Sweeney.
Donato may yet put it all together, but for right now he’s a one trick pony.
No that’s a very movable deal if you need to move him to do something bigger in the offseason.I looked up his current contract, saw that he is schedule to make $4.25M in the 2019-2020 season. Is this going to be a bad issue? At least it's for more than a short rental.
The cap hit is only 3.2 million.I looked up his current contract, saw that he is schedule to make $4.25M in the 2019-2020 season. Is this going to be a bad issue? At least it's for more than a short rental.
Now I really love the trade.Haggs wrote an article in December saying he didn’t want Coyle so there’s a point in favor of the deal
Still hoping for Stone if he doesn't agree to an extension with the Sens.Now they’re free to make a move for a top 6 wing player. Hope they aren’t done yet.
Don Sweeney knows all of this. I'm not head over heels on the deal but it's not going to stop them from doing anything they want to do in the offseason.I don't love trading for term just for the sake of trading for term. It is the mid tier Beleskey type contracts that kill flexibility in the off-season. Given Charlie Mac and Carlo will both need substantial raises and Chara will need to be reupped or replaced the 3.25 hit might be unnecessary if JFK or Studnicka/Frederic are ready. That extra 3.25 may prevent them from adding a top tier FA in the offseason.
Now if they add a Kreider who is performing well above his cap hit for another year that would be a significant win.
Picking up a 3rd liner who is playing at market rate isn't that exciting.
Interesting. I thought it’d be Frederic or Kuhlman. Unless Cehlarik’s injury made him the choice.Also, Cehlarik was demoted to make room for Coyle.
Guess it makes sense to pair Coyle with Krejci to start until Pasta returns or they trade for a top 6W.Interesting. I thought it’d be Frederic or Kuhlman. Unless Cehlarik’s injury made him the choice.
Whatever Donato's upside is, it seemed that he made zero improvement in any aspect of his game that needed improving. Assuming his offensive skills are as advertised, he didn't have to morph into prime Lucic or a Selke candidate, but other than playing in the offensive zone with the puck, he seemed to add nothing. I didn't see him play at Providence, but I'm sure the brass did.I will admit to not knowing Coyle as well as others. But I worry that Donato has a very good upside and that we may well see it play out down the line.
I don't think this is really fair. Coyle is a much better skater than either of those guys and his shooting percentage isn't likely regressing due to skill with his PDO dropping 4 points since last year. His XGF% is 55%, which is good offense. He's certainly not Mark Stone but he's a good 3rd line Center. He also has a pretty weird split between offensive zone draws (well oer 50% for his career) and defensive zone draws (puke). I don't know what that really means but its there.Eh, a lot of red flags with Coyle for me. Shooting % has gone from career best 15% in 15-16 to 11% to 9% and now 8.8%. He is also pretty terrible at FO career 46% and basically a career neutral Corsi and FW rating.
Would have preferred to see Donato in a deal for someone with a little more upside. Coyle looks closer to a rich man's Beleskey or Hayes.
Kudos, my friend, kudos.So now we're all friends of Charlie Coyle now?
He's a career 10.9% shooter, so the 15% was probably an outlier.Eh, a lot of red flags with Coyle for me. Shooting % has gone from career best 15% in 15-16 to 11% to 9% and now 8.8%. He is also pretty terrible at FO career 46% and basically a career neutral Corsi and FW rating.
Would have preferred to see Donato in a deal for someone with a little more upside. Coyle looks closer to a rich man's Beleskey or Hayes.
Bruins stats on Twitter had a stat that the third line had one high danger chance in the past 6 games, and with Coyle they had 2 in their first 5 minutes together. He also finished with good possession numbers that seemed to confirm what I saw. He really made the third line significantly better, and after a brief adjustment period was very effective. The shootout goal was nice, but driving possession and making the third line a viable threat was great to see. Nice game from Charlie, and I agree he was very good on puck battles, and seemed to create a half dozen opportunities while he was out there.Thought Coyle had a strong debut. Much stronger on the puck than I had expected based of multiple MN Wild fans reports of him. Also seemed to make the right play at the right time and didn't try to do too much and the SO goal was a thing of beauty.
If he can keep that level of play up he should fit in well.
Hot take police! Clearly a shallow take and pretty disappointing coming from you. Do you intern for Adam Jones now?One goal, one assist in his last 11 games.
All you have to do is watch the games to see that he's been an effective player.Hot take police! Clearly a shallow take and pretty disappointing coming from you. Do you intern for Adam Jones now?
While the stats aren't there, his Corsi is 61.2%, and his Fenwick is 61.5%. Those are gigantic possession numbers, and show that he has rescued that third line. The sooner they get healthy, the sooner they become a 4 line wagon again. I still love that trade.