RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 07 March 2024 12:39

Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 07 March 2024 12:33 oilfan94 wrote on Thu, 07 March 2024 11:03 These are the comments from my Coyotes fan friend on the guy. "he's great at gapping up on the rush and stays with his assignments on the cycle" "good at digging pucks out and clearing the zone" "maybe i'm just a homer and see him more favorable than he really is but he's been one of the better defenders here in the last 2 seasons" He feels like he is better than Ceci, but also admitted he's never liked Ceci much. I don't think this is a bad trade. It may not end up doing anything, or it may end up being a great stopgap for an injury. I was actually thinking of Stecher.. he's very mobile, and plays a hard game, decent skill as well. Here's his move for the gold medal winning OT goal in the 2021 world championships for Team Canada.. he's #70.. set up by Mangiapane.. sick move by Stecher.. guy has some skill.. maybe analytics at play here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJCwZ9yUq4 I hated him when he was with the Canucks.. so there's that.. BTW.. does the <Youtube> button on here still work? .. I've been having trouble with it.. He's not a big name but lots of stats guys are saying he's a good pick up so I believe them.

Think Stecher has been one of those analytics darlings for a while. May have fallen off a bit with age, but could see Parkatti being a part of targeting him as a budget pickup. Hard to judge what any guy can do right now on a good team when they have been playing for turd orgs so long. Similar for Henrique. Guess can only try to be optimistic now.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000