When you cover the Coyotes, there is no offseason. While Canadian writers retreat to their summer cottages on lakes, and American writers use up all those accrued Marriott points, the news keeps flowing in the desert in what we now call arena season. This summer may turn out to be the most extreme example of that annual tradition. In order…...
Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram played his final game of the season on March 26, stopping 29 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss at Colorado. That capped a run of 17 games in the new year in which he stopped 591 of 641 shots on goal for a .922 save percentage. The league average this season was .904. After adjusting to…
When the 2022-23 season began, NHL analysts were not kind to the Coyotes. Most expected them to finish at the bottom of the standings. Some even termed this the worst roster ever assembled in the salary-cap era. It didn’t pan out that way. Until the Coyotes lost 11 of their final 12 games (1-7-4) to close the season, Arizona was…
A note to readers: This column may be updated after Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong addresses reporters at 6 p.m. from Mullett Arena. May 16 can’t get here fast enough. Arizona Coyotes fans need some good news. While the pivotal Tempe arena vote is not a slam dunk (more on that next week) a series of moves before the NHL’s trade…
Clayton Keller stood in front of his stall in the Coyotes dressing room, sweat still dripping from his brow as he faced a media scrum. About 20 minutes earlier, Keller had scored the shootout-winning goal in Arizona’s’ 1-0 victory against the three-time defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning at Mullett Arena. When asked about the team’s seven-game point streak…
Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun was all the rage on Twitter this past weekend. According to amateur sleuths, he had scrubbed all reference of his current team from his social media accounts during the All-Star break. He had recently followed a bunch of Toronto Maple Leafs players. He had recently followed a bunch of Boston Bruins. He had recently followed a…
On Jan. 5, the Coyotes were 11 points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, seven points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets, five points ahead of the Anaheim Ducks, tied with the San José Sharks, and two points behind the Montréal Canadiens in the NHL standings. The odds of landing Connor Bedard — or even Adam Fantilli or Leo Carlsson —…
I have long believed that the entire period between Christmas Eve Day and New Year’s Day should be a national holiday. Business leaders probably don’t agree. The US is so hyper focused on productivity and work ethic that it fails to consider the benefits that more balance might be create. An entire week off probably sounds like blasphemy. Some smaller…...
Arizona Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong provided updates on Jakob Chychrun, Barrett Hayton, Andrew Ladd and the goaltending situation in the latest Neutral Zone.
A wide-ranging Neutral Zone encompasses the World Junior Championship, Coyotes free agents, Barrett Hayton's contract talks, the goalie plan, Andrew Ladd's plans, and those Jakob Chychrun rumors.
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