Posts About "John Chayka"
Coyotes: Looking Ahead to the 2021 Expansion Draft
April 4th, 2020 It seems like just yesterday that we were playing around with the CapFriendly Expansion Draft simulator in anticipation of the Vegas Golden Knights entering the National Hockey League during the 2017 offseason, but yet another such occurrence is right around the corner. The yet-to-be-named Seattle franchise, which will begin play in...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Coyotes, 24-Team Playoffs, Travel, More
March 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz the NHL is working on a 24-game playoff outline and that players have been told they can head home, leading to the belief the NHL regular season is probably done. And, while the NHL figures out what to do about playoffs, teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins are thinking about whether or not to...
Coyotes Weekly: Bad Losses Beginning to Add Up
February 27th, 2020 There are just 16 games remaining in the 2019-20 regular season for the Arizona Coyotes, and the team finds themselves in a perilous position when it comes to ending a seven-year postseason appearance drought and qualifying for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The 'Yotes have won just five times over the last 43 days, and are 5-9-3 in...
Coyotes Weekly: Gearing Up for the Trade Deadline
February 20th, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL trade deadline is right around the corner, and, with the Arizona Coyotes' playoff hopes being very much up in the air at the current point in time, general manager John Chayka may be considering adding to his roster this year after a relatively quiet deadline in 2019. Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka has...
Coyotes' Grabner Could Be Trade Bait
February 17th, 2020 It's no secret that Arizona Coyotes forward Michael Grabner has struggled badly so far during the 2019-20 NHL regular season. Grabner has played in just 45 of Arizona's 61 games this year, and has been a regular healthy scratch as of late, as he's participated only 6 of 19 contests since the calendar flipped to 2020. During that...
Coyotes Make Big Statement with Hall Acquisition
December 17th, 2019 The fact that the Arizona Coyotes were interested in trading for New Jersey Devils' forward Taylor Hall has been the NHL's worst-kept secret for the better part of the last two weeks. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman suggested that the Coyotes may be interested in acquiring Hall's services in his '31 Thoughts' piece back on Dec. 4....
Coyotes Acquiring Hall Shifts Balance of Power in West
December 17th, 2019 John Chayka looked at the Arizona Coyotes roster and their spot atop the Pacific Division and wondered. The Coyotes haven't made the playoffs since 2012, and 2018 NHL MVP Taylor Hall was available. The cost was two draft picks and three prospects prosp...
Coyotes Had No Choice but to Trade for Hall
December 16th, 2019 As of right now, the Arizona Coyotes are in a playoff spot. Acquiring Taylor Hall, as general manager John Chayka just did, only strengthens their chances of clinching one come April (if not before). Acquiring Hall Is the Right Move Of course, there are no guarantees. After all, even though the Coyotes lead the Pacific Division...
Making Sense of the Hall to Arizona Rumors
December 14th, 2019 It's no secret that the New Jersey Devils are looking to trade superstar winger and 2018 Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall before the 2020 NHL trade deadline. New Jersey Devils Left Wing Taylor Hall (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 28-year-old Albertan is in the final season of a seven-year, $42 million...
NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's Scorching Stretch
November 20th, 2019 Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings. The GM on the league's 32nd franchise in Seattle, Francis won't be welcomed into the room until ownership makes its final expansion payment in the spring of...
Coyotes Sign GM Chayka to Long-Term Extension
November 11th, 2019 GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed general manager John Chayka to a long-term contract extension. Terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed. Chayka has built the Coyotes into playoff contenders since becoming the youngest general manager in North American major sports history at 26 in 2017. Arizona...
Coyotes Have a Fresh Mindset for 2019-20
October 5th, 2019 From the very first day of preseason, Arizona Coyotes general manager and President of Hockey Operations John Chayka has been vocal about the mentality and mindset he envisions for the team this season. This offseason has been a critical time for the team and, now with the preseason behind them and with a finalized roster, the Coyotes...
Coyotes Ink Keller to a Big Extension
September 4th, 2019 For the last few years, the Arizona Coyotes organization is where lofty contracts went to die. They acquired many contracts of players who would never play a game for them like Dave Bolland, Pavel Datsyuk and Marian Hossa in order to reach the salary cap floor. Those days appear to be over! Keller Cashes in After Impressive Start to...
