Durzi to Coyotes, they are buyers???

[yave1964]

Sean Durzi was dealt to Arizona a couple of days ago for a 2024 2nd rounder.

  The Coyotes as buyers seems strange but Durzi is cheap at a bit under two million and the totes retain his rights for two years. He is a puck mover with a nice shot and fits the Arizona/Houston/Atlanta/Hamilton model. He looks like a 40-50 point a year ppqb.

 

  In LA, coach Scott Stevens hated his game. He is smallish and the kings want players who are aggressive and physical on the back end. Twice he was sat down for his less than physical game, getting away from Stevens might allow him to flourish.

  It also means that former first rounder Brandt Clarke is a lock to make the team. 3 inches taller than Durzi, he skates like the wind and is pure offense on the back end. Read this carefully, in only 31 games for Barrie in the OHL last year, Clarke scored 65 points or over two per game.  Then in the playoffs in only 12 games he amassed a staggering 23 more.

 

  I like it for the yotes, young cheap puck mover albeit a bit small do not grow on trees a solid get. Love it for the kings, a second rounder and clearing space for Clarke is a great idea.in fact, if healthy I have Clarke in my top five preseason Calder candidates. It also frees a bit of cap space as they are zeroing in on Pierre luc Dubois. With Clarke stealing his ice time Durzi was bound to see a decrease in ice time and production so dealing him now for a second shows foresight. Solid move for both.

[Math]

Also, now that the Coyotes finally have the fire under their a$$es if they don't want to move, they are finally showing for the first time in one two five ten years to show that they are trying to put a good product on the ice instead to take over retirees' contracts to reach the cap floor. Because having a Datsyuk-Voracek-Little / Weber-Pronger line won't suffice to reach the playoffs.

Edited June 26, 2023 by Math