Posts About "John Chayka"
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...
Coyotes Acquire Kessel in Blockbuster Deal
June 30th, 2019 It finally happened. After what has seemed like months of speculation regarding a potential trade between the Arizona Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins, with Phil Kessel being the centerpiece of the deal, the swap finally happened late on Saturday afternoon, with the news breaking at around 4:30 P.M. local time in the Valley of the...
Coyotes Focus on Forwards on Day 2 in Vancouver
June 22nd, 2019 After surprising some with the selection of defenseman Victor Soderstrom in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday evening in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Arizona Coyotes and general manager John Chayka aggressively addressed the club's biggest organizational need - forward depth - on the draft's second day. No....
Coyotes Trade up to Get Soderstrom in 1st Round
June 22nd, 2019 It's no secret that, after years of being touted as owning one of the league's deepest prospect pools, the Arizona Coyotes now lack high-end offensive talent in the organization. The club's scoring woes, which kept the team out the playoffs despite allowing the fifth-fewest goals in the league, were well-documented last season. With...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Lightning, Coyotes, More
May 23rd, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that Swedish free agent Joakim Nygard has his choice of destination down to two teams, there is an update on the status of Ryan Callahan in Tampa, news out of Washington and the Coyotes are being creative in their search for talent. Oilers or Flames for Nygard? Editor in...
Why the Coyotes Will Finally Make Playoffs Again
March 3rd, 2019 The Arizona Coyotes actually had their goal in their grasp, however temporarily. Admittedly for just a few hours, between the point at which they beat the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild won their game on Saturday night, the Coyotes had pulled ahead of the latter in the race for the final Western Conference wild-card...
Coyotes off to Historically Bad Start
November 15th, 2017 As is to be expected after 100 years of league operation, there aren't many more feats or records left that haven't been accomplished at some point in NHL history. However, the 2-15-3 Arizona Coyotes have indeed managed to pull off something that's never been done before. They're the first team ever to fail to win at least one of...
