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…
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…
Up until the past seven games, the Coyotes had exceeded most external expectations. They were as close to a playoff spot as they were to the NHL basement. Their middle core was showing further signs of progress. Goaltender Karel Vejmelka was among the league leaders in goals saved above expected. They were beating elite teams and they were winning with…
André Tourigny’s conversations with Karel Vejmelka can feel a bit one-sided. “He talks as much as your bag,” the Coyotes coach quipped. That doesn’t mean that Vejmelka is sullen or detached, however. Quite the opposite. “He’s not low maintenance; he’s zero maintenance,” Tourigny said. “There is no day when he arrives and he’s moody or whatever. Every day is a…...
Stanley Cup winning teams look for a way to sustain the previous season’s fire. Playoff teams look for a way to get over the hump in their quest for a championship. Non-playoff teams hope to take the next step in their evolution toward contention. The Coyotes goals for the 2022-23 season are a bit more esoteric. As a team, they’ll…...
Jakob Chychrun, Phil Kessel, and the team's prospects dominated your questions in the March edition of the PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag.
Whatever you thought of the Coyotes' moves and non-moves at the NHL trade deadline, one thing was as clear at noon on Monday as it was on the day that Bill Armstrong arrived as general manager: It was all about the future.
A look at nine Coyotes who cod be moved at The NHL's March 21 trade deadline, and six players who won't be moved.
It would be hard to find a more disjointed development path than the one that Coyotes center Barrett Hayton has navigated. He is overdue for a sustained run of success.
Clayton Keller's emergence, Lawson Crouse's value and a tighter-than-expected race are among the biggest takeaways from the first half of the Arizona Coyotes season.
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