Coyotes Pick Up Antoine Vermette From Blue Jackets
by Dude, The on Feb 22, 2012 12:03 PM MST
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PrintIn a surprise move today it was announced, over twitter of course, that the Phoenix Coyotes have acquired Columbus Blue Jackets Center Antoine Vermette in exchange for Portland Pirates goalie Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second round draft pick and a 2013 fifth round draft pick. The 2012 draft pick may look familiar, the Yotes acquired it in the Turris trade, hopefully that trade will be the gift that keeps on giving. This was a bit of a surprising move, some people speculated that the Coyotes would remain relatively quiet this year, the team is winning so it was speculated that there would be no need to make changes to the lineup, but we all new that Columbus would be sellers this year, with their terrible record and being last place in the league.
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So here's a little background information on Vermette. He has a five-year, $18.75 million contract which he is in the second year of. He is 29, this is his 8th season with the NHL and has played for Columbus and the Ottawa Senators. He spent the 2004-2005 season in the AHL with the Binghamton Senators. He has playoff experience, which is going to be needed if the Coyotes continue to play like this. He has played in 42 games and was with the Senators in the Stanley Cup Final in 2006-2007, he also had a game winning goal with Ottawa in the 2005-2006 season. He was 3rd with the Blue Jackets in points this season, 8th in goals, so he is going to be bringing some offense to the table, however he was tied for first with game winning goals at 3.
Antoine Vermette will hopefully fit nicely with the Coyotes system, he hasn't had great numbers in Columbus this season but honestly who has? The Coyotes have been looking for a center who can bring some offense and we may be looking at him here, hopefully he is a final piece of the puzzle we need to get deep into the playoffs.
The Coyotes will now be playing with centers Daymond Langkow, Martin Hanzal, Boyd Gordon, and now Antoine Vermette, which is a strong group, this also means that Alexandre Bolduc is likely to be going back to the AHL soon. So in conclusion we would like to thank Columbus for continuing to help us out, they beat San Jose last night and they gave us a new center. Columbus the team that keeps on giving.
You can head over to The Cannon for their take on the trade.
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Had a feeling that Turris trade would come in handy
I wonder how Tippett’s going to juggle the roster around to incorporate Vermette, although Kyle Clifford may have inadvertently made that easier yesterday if Brule is out for an extended period.
Living proof that hockey fans CAN be born in the desert.
by AhwatukeeCoyote on Feb 22, 2012 12:09 PM MST reply actions
Short term/Long term?
Short term he may replace Bolduc, long term he may replace Chipchura
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So..
We used the draft pick from the Sens…to get a Sens Draft Pick.
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More offense
Seems like a great deal to me. Last night’s comeback aside, the one thing that the Coyotes have lacked this year is the ability to dominate offensively. Their game mostly centers around that defensive style, which is awesome, but it’s been tough for the offense to pick up the slack when the defense has an off night.
This adds some depth too. Depth is good.
Kyle Clifford is a jackass.
by Fake Plastic Cactus on Feb 22, 2012 12:31 PM MST reply actions
nice pickup yotes
i like the move…vermette has wheels, he is scrappy, good faceoff guy, and who knows maybe he will help light the lamp.
Going for broke Yotes!!!
I like this
Vermette’s numbers this year is nowhere near impressive. But he is a decent center and here’s hoping the Tippett system will bring Vermette back to old glory.
true
but despite his numbers being unimpressive he is third for points for columbus. that says something about the team he was coming from and hopefully he can do better out here
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by Dude, The on Feb 22, 2012 4:16 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
don't look at this year...
look at his career numbers, he is potentially a 50+ point/20+ goal guy that you can never have too many of. Especially when you give up picks only, that may or may not amount to anything. This is a proven guy. Essentially GMDM turned Turris into Rundblad (who is a former 1st round pick and highly regarded up and coming defender) and Vermette who is fully capable of lighting the lamp. I love this deal. GMDM strikes again!
GMDM has to be the best general manager in professional sports. I don’t know how he manages to find these people (Stempniak, Klesla, Rozsival, etc.), but he seems to know exactly who fits in where. I can’t remember him making a bad trade.
Living proof that hockey fans CAN be born in the desert.
by AhwatukeeCoyote on Feb 22, 2012 5:54 PM MST up reply actions
So...
Are “trade Whitney” rumors still there?
by KholdStare88 on Feb 22, 2012 6:29 PM MST up reply actions
Me too...
I think his numbers are a product of the Blue Jackets situation this year more than they are a reflection of him.
yeah
Our farm team the Blue Jackets really need to get themselves on track. I can seem them undergoing major changes during the off season.
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by Dude, The on Feb 22, 2012 10:37 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
GMDM
Since injured UFA McElhinney is basically a paper move to get us under the contract limit, GMDM basically turns Turris and a 5th into Rundblad and Vermette. Can we get him to work on world peace now?
If this would have happened yesterday I would have congratulated him instead of just saying hello to him when I ran into him in the stairwell.
omg
does this mean you have actually read something I wrote
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by Dude, The on Feb 22, 2012 5:08 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
No
Sorry, I am a college student, I practice the science of reading as little as possible to get by. Not read much on this site other than away GDT comments for the last month. School, work and reading textbooks are killing me. The trade just sent me over here.
Speaking of school, I am in class right now. I pre-warned my professor 3 weeks ago that should the Yotes get to the playoffs and have a wednesday night home SCP game, I would not be attending class, even if it was the final exam. Since then he has been actively rooting against the Coyotes just to mess with me. Since then they have been gods on the ice.
hey as a college student I read a lot of stuff on the side
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by Dude, The on Feb 22, 2012 8:38 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
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