Daymond Langkow Back With the Coyotes for a Second Act
by Carl Putnam on Aug 29, 2011 1:49 PM MST
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PrintAs reported earlier today by Dan Tancer from CHED 630AM in Alberta, the Calgary Flames have traded center Daymond Langkow to the Phoenix Coyotes. In exchange, the Coyotes have sent forward Lee "Desert Ninja" Stempniak to Calgary. Given the Ryan Smyth trade issue and Langkow's recent neck injury it shouldn't be a surprise that the trade is contingent on Langkow passing a physical. This will be Langkow's second go round in a Coyotes sweater. The Edmonton native arrived in the Valley back in 2001 via a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers. He spent 3 seasons in Phoenix before he was traded to Calgary in 2004 in exchange for Denis Gauthier and Oleg Saprykin.
The power forward missed almost the entire 2010-11 regular season. He was out with a neck injury he suffered towards in March of 2010 in a game against the Minnesota Wild. A puck struck him in the neck during the 2nd period of the contest. Langkow registered just one assist upon returning for the Flames last 4 games last season. Langkow is known for being a solid two-way center. The 34 year old has averaged .63 points a game during his career in the league.
Langkow is due to make 4.5 million dollars this season, while Stempniak is due to make 2.3 million. Both players are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents after the upcoming season.
Click here for the Coyotes official press release on the trade.
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Hmm...
Not sure about this one. Don’t see a real upside for us.
by Rob1966 on Aug 29, 2011 2:31 PM MST via iPhone app reply actions
The upside is the Coyotes get a legit NHL center who can play both ways. Look at their depth chart down the middle. Before the trade Tippett would have likely had to play Poilout, Noki, or Miele. None of whom is better than even a 34 year old Langkow.
Sure Stempniak could have a great season and Langkow could regress further, but even then I don’t see the trade as a bad one. The Coyotes needed a center more than they needed to keep a winger. Plus, assuming they make the playoffs Stempniak has shown that he doesn’t exactly fare well with the physical nature of the postseason.
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I somehow forgot about Bolduc and Chipchura as well at center. Well I know why I forgot them, but I just wanted to make sure they were added to the center conversation.
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Scientists believe the myth was based on parasite infested coyotes, so it would make sense if we had one.
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I like it...
I’ve seen a fair bit of vitriol on the Twitters about it, but I agree that this is a good move by the Coyotes to gain some stability down the center without making a long term commitment to a guy. It is a just about perfect replacement for Belanger, and, if Langkow is healthy, we should expect him to produce better as well. The fact that Doan is also excited about the trade only helps my opinion.
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Seems to me we gained more than we lost
Langkow has a long career of being a double digit goal scorer (you have to go back to 97-98 to find a full season where he was under 10 goals for a full season), and I think the most important thing the Coyotes need on offense is a consistent scorer which Stempniak, love him though I do, was not. What I do think he will add is a strong, physical presence on D and a solid mentor to some of the younger guys. I still think the Coyotes have a lot of other unknowns to be worried about but this trade goes a lot to helping a glaring weakness.
by AhwatukeeCoyote on Aug 29, 2011 7:32 PM MST reply actions
So does anyone want to project four lines?
Seems like we’re heavy on the left, light on the right, and have a handful of new extra throwaway centers. Tippett may not have any choice but to play young guys, and not together on a little-used fourth line.
Yup. I think I counted 6 left wingers and 3 right wingers when Ben and I were discussing lines yesterday. I wouldn’t be worried about the extra centers. The extra centers minus Nokelainen are all on two way deals. I expect all of them, barring injuries, to start the year in Portland.
I’ll have a go at projecting the lines. I came up with a number of scenarios. Below is the combo I thought made the most sense given what each player brings to the table.
Whitney-Langkow-Doan
Korpikoski-Hanzal-Vrbata
Torres-Turris-Boedker
Pyatt-Gordon-Biz
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That’s probably as good a start as any. The first two lines look solid (oldest first line in the league?) but I wonder about the pairings in the other two. Wouldn’t mind seeing a Torres-Gordon-Pyatt line if one of the two lefts can switch to right. Also would like to see the youngsters get turns with the top lines.
If its not the oldest first line in the league its probably gotta be in the top 3.
That’s funny because that Torres-Gordon-Pyatt line was my 4th line when I had the kid line as my 3rd line in one version I came up with.
Tippett spreads TOI between all of his lines, so I wouldn’t be too worried about which lines the young guys play on. I suspect Turris will get some shifts with Doan again at some point no matter which line he starts on.
The one thing I would like to see is the second line be used as a shutdown line again like it was when it was the Czech line.
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