After being at the forefront of trade speculation for most of last season, Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun hasn’t been mentioned in trade talk as much in recent weeks. At this point, it doesn’t seem as if he’ll be on the move as GM Bill Armstrong told Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports that there hasn’t been much movement on the trade front when it comes to the 24-year-old. Arizona’s asking price before the trade deadline was reported to be in the range of three first-round picks (or equivalent assets) or slightly more than that and evidently, no one came in with a big enough offer to get him. Chychrun, who has three years left on his deal with a team-friendly $4.6MM, is coming off a bit of a down year and while the Coyotes will certainly listen to offers at the draft, they may be better off seeing if he has a strong start in 2022-23 to try to bolster his value.
Elsewhere around the hockey world:
- Ethan Bear isn’t the only pending Hurricanes RFA blueliner that is being allowed to speak to other teams in the league as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that defenseman Anthony DeAngelo has been granted permission to shop his services. The 26-year-old was one of the biggest bargains in the league in 2021-22, picking up 51 points in 64 games with just a $1MM AAV. DeAngelo is arbitration-eligible this summer and with Carolina having a lot of key players to re-sign, there may be a price point that’s too rich for them to agree to. Allowing DeAngelo to speak to other teams will give everyone a better understanding of what his market could be this summer.
- ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reports (Twitter link) that former Montreal assistant GM Scott Mellanby no longer appears to be in the running for the GM position with the Sharks. Interim GM Joe Will indicated on Friday that the plan is for the team to hold three to five in-person interviews with the hope of making their choice soon after. Rangers’ Hockey Operations Coordinator Mike Grier and Ray Whitney (who currently works for the Department of Player Safety) are believed to still be in the mix for the position.
Of course Ray Whitney Is a Sharks GM candidate, He was the Sharks second ever draft choice. My question Is, Why does every team think that they must hire former players to fill Important positions? It’s lazy, And cliche, And frankly, It’s usually not the best available candidate.
Wilf, you have been on an uninformed roll. Again. Every team? Of the final four teams in the NHL playoffs, only the GM of the Avs and Rangers formerly played with the team. That would make two GMs and four coaches who never played with those teams. And that is just the final four. With a quick glance at a list of GMs, you can also add the GMs running Ana, Ari, Buf, Cal, Chi, and Car to that list. Not going through the entire league for you, but those teams are a pretty good cross section that poke a rather large hole in your amusing theory.
Because theyve lived hockey their entire lives. Most are former great players who know the mentality needed for winning or mediocre players that have shown they can handle the job. Also, hockey isnt a lifetime gig so it gives them a way to continue making money in an area they enjoy.
It is called a fraternity of nepotism, welcome to professional sports and American society at large.
It’s silly. Example: why would the Red Wings hire Yzerman? Look what he did in Tampa. Or Sakic in Colorado. Or Brind’Amour in Carolina. Pure insanity. Drury in NY has been horrible, and before him JD was a total disaster. Who built that team?
You don’t have to tell me, I’m a Bruins fan and it’s like a right of passage former players end up in management.
I hope Mellanby gets hired. He more then deserves a shot.
The article sez he is out of the running….
The biggest reason Chychrun didn’t get traded at the deadline was that he got hurt about a week before — and never returned to the lineup.
Well … look. Three first rounders? That’s the reasonable price for an elite star — a McAvoy, a Fox. Chychrun is not that, never has been and never will be. At the level best, he’s a #1 defenseman, but only in his best season did he get ANY Norris or All-Star votes.
Of course no other team was going to offer Arizona that much. You’d have to be a special kind of delusional to do so.
You are half right, the biggest reason he hasn’t been traded is nobody is giving up that much for someone who is guaranteed to get hurt and miss about a quarter of the season, every season.
I’d still like to see him on the Bruins.
I’m suprised Poile isn’t trying to trade for Chychrun too. You can never have enough D! :/
@Gbear – Signed, Don Waddell. :)
Hasn’t brought Donny boy a Cup either. ;)
@Gbear – Well, to be fair (sort of), that Cup was X-Large Decaf and a side of chill pills. ;)
I’m just glad I held off on getting that Canes jersey with Bear on the back of it. Ethan’s stay in NC looks to be short lived. :(
@Gbear – Ever since he took a puck to the head while on the bench, he hasn’t been quite himself. Like Jake DeBrusk, he may also need a lot more time to get past the concussion.