February 25th, 2018With no chance at qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Arizona Coyotes need to do the right thing for their future - they need to send second-year players Brendan Perlini, Christian Dvorak, Jakob Chychrun, and Christian Fischer to the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL before the trade deadline. Only temporarily, that is. The...
June 6th, 2017The Arizona Coyotes are looking to rebound after a disappointing 2016-17 season. The Coyotes finished 27th in the league, one point ahead of the Vancouver Canucks. The NHL draft lottery did not provide any comfort for Coyotes fans when the news broke that Arizona would pick seventh overall. The New Jersey Devils, owner of the...
May 20th, 2017The NHL is a young man's game, and the rookies were alive and well in 2016-17. The Toronto Maple Leafs saw a handful of their rookies grab most of the attention throughout the year. Auston Matthews scored 40 goals and led the league in even-strength goals as a 18-year-old. Mitch Marner looks like a young Patrick Kane and William...
March 14th, 2017John Chayka was named general manager of the Arizona Coyotes on May 5, 2016, and that's made him the youngest GM in the history of the four major professional sports. His first season in charge is coming to an end and his team’s 29th overall ranking may be perceived more negatively than it actually should be. This second-last place in...
March 6th, 2017It’s rather rare that a player disappears as abruptly as Anthony Duclair of the Arizona Coyotes. Considered a dynamic performer with speed, puck awareness and the physical tools to finish plays, Duclair represented a core composite of the quintessential hockey player. Though the New York Rangers gave up on him in a deal to Arizona...
February 23rd, 2017The Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes close out their season series Thursday at United Center. The Blackhawks hold a 2-0 series lead heading into tonight's matchup, though the Coyotes gave Chicago a run for their money back on Feb. 2 when the Blackhawks narrowly escaped with a 4-3 victory. Still, the Blackhawks have outscored the...
February 22nd, 2017One of the reasons Arizona Coyotes’ general manager John Chayka gave for trading Michael Stone was to create more opportunities for other defensemen. When Stone was shipped to Calgary on Monday, opportunities opened for Anthony DeAngelo, whom Chayka said would be recalled shortly from the AHL Tucson Roadrunners, and an emerging...
February 20th, 2017Following their exciting overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 11 at Gila River Arena, the Arizona Coyotes kicked off their week in Calgary on Monday. Facing off against a rusty Flames team that had just returned from their bye week, the Coyotes dominated as they picked up a convincing 5-0 victory to avoid being swept by...