Final Grade: Kyle Quincey

by David Driscoll-Carignan on May 30, 2011 7:00 AM MDT in Final Grades 2011

This report card is a joint effort by Beachie, Sandie, Paul, SlamDunktheFunk and DDC. Stats courtesy of hockey-reference.com and NHL.com


Final Grade

Final Grade: C-

Midseason Grade: D+

Last Year: B

Position: D

Vitals: 6'2" / 207 / Age 25 / Shoots L

Drafted by Detroit, 4^th round (132^nd) of 2003 Draft

Joined Avalanche on July 3, 2009 with Tom Preissing in a trade with LA for Ryan Smyth

MHH Nicknames: BMF, Thing 1 (or Thing 2 - can't remember which)

Linemates:

Hannan 8gp 0g 0a 0pt Even
Shattenkirk 7gp 0g 1a 1pt -3
Liles 3gp 0g 0a 0pt -1
Wilson 2gp 0g 0a 0pt -2
Holos 1gp 0g 0a 0pt Even

Avs with Quincey in the lineup: 10-7-4 (.571 pt%) 3.43 GF 3.24 GA

Ice Time:

TTOI 19:34 (7^th)
EV 15:26 (8^th)
PK 1:57 (8^th)
PP 2:11 (5^th)

Career Highlights: Good news: Quincey played in his 100^th game in an Avalanche uniform this year against Washington. Bad news: Alex Ovechkin's congratulatory present kind of sucked.

Report: His season started bang. Not the Bang Bang Dance. He let frustration get to him during Training Camp and got into a fiight with Winnik. We thought that meant he'd show lots of fire, after all if he could fight his own teammate surely he'd be willing to lay the big hits and be an annoyance physically. When coming up with Quincey's grade it seems fitting that the player that we disagreed the most on, is also a guy that MHH'ers disagree on quite frequently. There are as many people on here that find he did a good job, as ones who find he didn't do his job well. He was even the subject of a MHH "intervention". MHH longed for him to be the BMF of previous years, but that just didn't seem to happen. He didn't have the big hits this year that he did last year, a la his hit on Stamkos. Four days after the MHH intervention he suffered a season-ending injury when he crashed into the boards and injured his shoulder. His season started out well decently, een if there seemed to be something lacking. Before the injury, Quincey was averaging just a bit more than one hit per game (28 hits in 21 games), not much physicality for the 6'2 defenseman. He was also unable to register a goal this year. The Avalanche, and their fans, expected big things from him. His first year he got us salivating, this past year not so much. However, it should be noted that it wasn't until after Quincey's injury that the Avalanche started their slide. Coincidence? Hopefully next season he can bring it to a new level and re-earn his title of BMF.

Fun Fact: Quincey will be heading to New Zealand this summer to captain a Canadian team in a 3-city exhibition series against a US team captained by Rob Schrempf. Organizers are bringing over a mobile arena to host the action

The Kyle Quincey Drinking Game: Drink when Quincey scores a goal Drunk potential: Not happening.

What We Said Last Year: Quincey was amazing over the first half of the season. I seriously thought he was going for 40+ points in addition to playing great D and dishing out some nasty hits. Then he went cold on offense, then he started playing some terrible defense.

2010 Cap Hit: $3,125,000

2011 Status: Quincey is signed through next season. He'll be a RFA (again) once this contract expires.

Outlook for Next Season: It will be interesting to see where Quincey fits in the scheme of things with the Avs defense. Currently, he's one of three significant players signed to an NHL deal (Liles and Johnson being the other two). Add in Wilson, Hunwick, O'Byrne, maybe Kyle Cumiskey and then potentially guys like Tyson Barrie or Stefan Elliott, not to mention Jonas Holos or Cameron Gaunce and...geez, we have no freaking idea what the blueline is going to look like next year.

Next Up: David Koci

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Thing 2

Generally was lousy last year, his play began to turn around noticeably when he was paired with Shattenkirk, having a skilled partner seemed to settle him down and help him find his game. As a left handed shot he is the obvious choice to pair with Eric Johnson, they could be a fine tandem. Besides, Liles will be paired with and mentoring Adam Larsson, leaving Gaunce paired with O’Byrne as a not fun to play against 3rd pairing. A much better group than we had last season.

Draft Larsson + Sign Bryzgalov = Kick ass.

by niwotsblessing on May 30, 2011 7:33 AM MDT reply actions

Um.......

No… sorry.

Quincey gets an F… 1 point? He tied Craig Anderson for points.

Yes, he played physical and hit a lot, but we expect those things from Adam Foote. Not BMF.

IMHO: the rule should be that if you have an intervention piece written for you, you cannot pass.

by Markopolo on May 30, 2011 7:45 AM MDT reply actions

Personally, I don’t care if Quincey has ANY points. I just want him to play good defense. I want him to stop the other guy getting a shot on net. If he can do that, I am fine with him.

Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....

by mfured20 on May 30, 2011 9:13 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

I understand how some people think Quincey warrants a much lower grade. I also think that he’s in a transitional phase in his career. The first couple of years in his career, he seemed to lead more toward the offensive side of the defensive game. Since coming to Denver that focus appears to have shifted (slowly, like a tectonic plate) toward the defensive side. It appears that he is shaping his game to fill a role on the current roster. I think he looked at Adam Foote and Scott Hannan and their roles on this squad and then looked around at the Liles/Shattenkirk/Elliott/etc. group of guys and he figured that his bread was going to get buttered being more Foote-like than Liles-like. That was an easy observation for him to make. I also wonder if this transition is being hindered by whatever the hell the defensive system is for Colorado. Early in the season, that system seemed to be “Defense Not Needed: Score More Goals Than The Opposition”. Then when the scoring dried up, the defensive system was REALLY exposed and guys seemed to be more confused with each passing game. I wonder if Quincey, of all the defensemen on the team, is the most caught in limbo by the current state of the team from a philosophical standpoint.

If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!

by Mike @ MHH on May 30, 2011 8:02 AM MDT reply actions

I’m optimistic and am looking forward to seeing him paired with EJ. He’s good enough to make EJ better, and EJ is certainly more skilled than what Quincey is used to.

He should have gotten a B-.

"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky. Live like you aint afraid to die and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride."

by Paul X on May 30, 2011 8:24 AM MDT reply actions

Meh. He was pretty lackluster in any category you try to fit him in this year. I think a C is fine, but expect a B+ or A next season.

Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....

by mfured20 on May 30, 2011 9:14 AM MDT up reply actions

I was just fucking with the staff. I actually agree with this grade (and all the others I’ve seen thus far).

I can’t wait to see Koci’s A-. That guy rocks.

"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky. Live like you aint afraid to die and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride."

by Paul X on May 30, 2011 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions

How the Hell did you stealth your way into our grades?

Because 30 is different than 20 and 34 is different than 27.

Dupuis est un Des Boys.

by Sandie Gauthier on May 30, 2011 9:47 AM MDT up reply actions

I’m just smart like that.

"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky. Live like you aint afraid to die and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride."

by Paul X on May 30, 2011 10:33 AM MDT up reply actions

This one was all over the place, and I think this was the most disparity of all the guys we graded.

Our votes were
B-, C+, D+, D, D-

The D- was from me, and I think that’s the lowest grade I personally gave anyone. I just thought this season was a disaster. I also think he might have come around, but for what he did play in I thought he was awful all around

I am the most humble blogger of all time

by David Driscoll-Carignan on May 30, 2011 9:18 AM MDT reply actions

And the team got much better once he did everyone a favor and gave himself a season ending injury.

by Pinchy The Lobster on May 30, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions

The sarcasm from this comment dripped off the screen and ruined my keyboard.

Avalanche Shutouts are a powerful Aphrodisiac
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on May 31, 2011 7:26 AM MDT up reply actions

Giving your keyboard a very good corsi rating.

We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.

by Bob in Boulder on May 31, 2011 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions

Damn dude, flirting with the uncrossable “F” line I see. Not to worry though.

"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi

I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?

by TheRed on May 30, 2011 11:38 AM MDT up reply actions

that’s a heck of a variation…

Available for a 3rd round pick.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on May 30, 2011 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions

As I said, we didn’t agree on what to give him.

"Every day is a great day for hockey"- Mario Lemieux

by Sandie Gauthier on May 30, 2011 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions

At least the last 3 graders saw Quincey play this season.

We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.

by Bob in Boulder on May 31, 2011 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions

Don’t worry guys. Once the Avs draft Larsson everything will make sense.

Q had a really bad start and finish this year. After 100 games… he’s still an enigma to me.

I'll keep this brief.

by Dario on May 30, 2011 9:39 AM MDT reply actions

Good point timing the defensive dropoff to losing him. Like many of us, I was not at all happy with Q early this year. But when we lost him the defense went from bad to horrible, and I decided I could’ve lived with scoring slump and 50% BMF (estimate based on the term “half-assed”). During the schneid, I’d have killed for some solid play on the back-end, numbers be damned.

Kind of a familiar feeling this year, scratching at those amputated parts like Flash, Mueller, and Craig Anderson the Hero and shedding a tear. Can we stop reviewing this season already?

Yip, Cumisky, and a 7th

by Pacifier Night on May 30, 2011 9:39 AM MDT reply actions

Player grades are how we kill time until the draft. At the draft we argue about who we picked, why we picked them, and why we should have picked someone else instead. Over time that argument settles down and we shift into over-estimating the actual playing ability of our players and prospects until the season begins. At that point we go really crazy.

Draft Larsson + Sign Bryzgalov = Kick ass.

by niwotsblessing on May 30, 2011 10:11 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

So if we deal with the pain now, we get to do all those fun things over the summer. No wonder the feeling I have doing this is like writing finals papers back in college.

Yip, Cumisky, and a 7th

by Pacifier Night on May 30, 2011 10:57 AM MDT up reply actions

I think it’s important to remember KQ was often paired with KC when he was doing, erm, unfortunate things, like taking the goalie out of the play on 2-on-1s…against. Gotta see more out of the dude next fall though.

Have we drafted Larsson yet?

by SteveHouse on May 30, 2011 4:46 PM MDT reply actions