The Coyotes to Turrn it up?
As you're probable aware, the Coyotes are in the market to trade Turris, but where could young Kyle fit? The answer: many many places. No doubt, he's got a set of hands (see shootout goal vs. Nathan Lawson), but whats the price for such a player, who, to a certain extent, has underacheived. No, hes not terrible, nor is he fantastic. He certainly has potential though.
BTW, thanks for all the support of my Nashty Trade article :)
Turris v Malone: can there be a winner?We all know the story by now (and I’m sure some of us are getting sick of hearing it): Turris wants out of the desert, and has refused to sign and requested a trade. Malone refuses to trade or give Turris the reported 3 or so million he wants (more likely, just a ridiculous figure proposed to ensure they wouldn’t sign him). So, who is in the wrong and who will come out on top?
More Turris NewsRegarding the strange case of intransigent Phoenix center Kyle Turis, the 22-year-old Group II free agent who will be ineligible to play in the NHL this season if he remains unsigned by Dec. 1, but who is refusing to sign nonetheless because he feels he has been mistreated by the Coyotes’ organization:
Restricted free agent Turris not without his suitorsPhoenix Coyotes boss Don Maloney doesn’t even need to dial his phone these days.
Not that he’s surprised. This, he would have seen coming.
With restricted free agent Kyle Turris holding out, Maloney must have known that it would take only a few weeks of hockey — in particular, bad hockey — for the suitors to start queuing up.
Phoenix or bustThere continues to be a lot of Kyle Turris trade rumors surfacing, including some that say teams have made "significant" offers to the Phoenix Coyotes; all of which is apparently news to Phoenix GM Dave Maloney, who continues to be adamant that the Coyotes are not trading the restricted free agent who hasn't come to terms on a new deal, and that if he plays anywhere in the NHL this season, it will be Phoenix or bust. If Turris isn't signed by Dec. 1st, he's not eligible to play in the NHL this season.
Coyotes Better Off Trading Turris?League sources indicate as many as seven teams have presented offers to Coyotes GM Don Maloney in an effort to make a deal with holdout center Kyle Turris.
Turris trying to force a trade?As mentioned on Hotstove, Don Maloney re-iterated that he will not trade Kyle Turris, saying that if Turris wants to play anywhere in the NHL this year, it will be in Phoenix.
Strange turn for Turris I haven’t met one NHL manager or scout who isn’t dumbfounded by Kyle Turris digging in his heels with the Coyotes and trying for $3 million or $4 million a year when he’s done little to justify it. The Coyotes just gave Martin Hanzal $3.1 million a year. They’re not giving it to Turris.
Phoenix Coyotes' GM Don Maloney says 3 roads exist in goaltender search Now that Ilya Bryzgalov - along with salary demands that were "completely out of the realm of possibility" for General Manager Don Maloney - has exited, the Coyotes are focusing on the future.
The tens of millions that Bryzgalov sought over the long term remain in play, becoming funds that Maloney will have available to find a new goalie and sign other players.
