On March 1, 2015, the Arizona Coyotes and New York Rangers were teams headed in different directions. The Coyotes were 20-36-7, third from the bottom in the Western Conference and had lost their last nine games in regulation. Arizona had just barely missed the playoffs the previous two seasons and was getting worse. The New York […]

The Arizona Coyotes have disastrously begun the season 0-4-1. The reasons are aplenty. There have been defensive turnovers, coverage breakdowns, mental errors, and lazy plays, but one of the more noticeable failings this season has been the goaltending. New Faces in Net In June, the Coyotes departed with long-time starting goaltender Mike Smith when they […]

If NHL games were only 40 minutes long, the Coyotes would be 2-0 and everyone would be praising their quick start. Instead, two blown leads find the Coyotes 0-1-1. “That’s something we’re going to have to learn, to close games down,” defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson said. “But at the same time, we didn’t play good enough […]

On Tuesday, Arizona Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet made a surprising announcement; the team will not be naming a captain to start the season. Instead, he decided he would name three alternate captains. “The process of the captaincy, I’m not ready for that yet,” Tocchet told the Arizona Republic. “I think it’s important that players […]

The Arizona Coyotes begin the 2017-18 season in Anaheim on Thursday. Like every team, they are facing a few tough decisions to determine which players will fill those final roster spots. Rookie Clayton Keller is currently leading the team in preseason scoring and is a virtual lock to make the team. Here are a few […]

The Arizona Coyotes just completed a tumultuous off-season consisting of multiple blockbuster trades. Now they are a possible dark-horse candidate to make the playoffs. Arizona has several exciting young forwards, including more incoming rookies. They have a revamped blue line that is, on paper, arguably one of the best in the NHL. They also have […]