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Is it time for Coyotes to abandon rotating-goalie approach?
A handful of games into the season, Coyotes coach André Tourigny offered a simple explanation for the coaching staff’s decision to rotate goalies on a game-by-game basis. Both he and goalie coach Corey Schwab view Karel Vejmelka and Connor Ingram…
10 Questions as Coyotes open 2023-24 season
During the team’s final preseason game in Tucson on Saturday, Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong felt something that he hadn’t felt since his days in St. Louis. “I don’t know if it was just me being excited about going to Tucson,…
10 Questions as Coyotes begin pivotal offseason
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…
A look at the Coyotes’ trade deadline possibilities
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…
Coyotes midseason report: The bittersweet taste of a competitive team
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…
Inside the rise of Coyotes goalie Karel Vejmelka
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…
10 questions as the Coyotes open the regular season
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…
PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer
Jakob Chychrun, Phil Kessel, and the team's prospects dominated your questions in the March edition of the PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag.
Trade-deadline recap: It’s all about the future for Coyotes
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.
NHL trade deadline primer: Which Coyotes could be departing?
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.
Neutral Zone: Hoping for a better fate for Barrett Hayton
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.
Coyotes midseason report: 10 takeaways from first 41 games
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.
PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer
Jakob Chychrun and arena questions dominated the January edition of the PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag.
Veggie tales: 5 takeaways from a Coyotes win in Winnipeg
Karel Vejmelka made 46 saves for his first career shutout and the Arizona Coyotes stunned the Winnipeg Jets, 1-0, at Canada Life Centre.
Coyotes at quarter mark: They are who we thought they were
When the Coyotes began the season with a 1-13-1 record, there was talk among league executives and media that this might be the worst team in the salary cap era, and one of the worst of all time. Arizona had…
PHNX Coyotes monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer
Barrett Hayton, Clayton Keller and the goaltending situation were among the topics in this month's PHNX Coyotes mailbag.
There’s something about St. Louis: 5 takeaways from the Coyotes’ second win of the season
The faces and the names may have changed, but there is something about the Blues that brings out the best in this Coyotes, who improved to 7-2-1 in their last 10 games in St. Louis with a 3-2 win on Tuesday.
5 Coyotes takeaways from Anaheim
As the losses piled up on this six-game road trip, Coyotes coach André Tourigny kept focusing on the positives. The Coyotes were making progress in their system play. The Coyotes were creating more offensive chances. The coaching staff was making…
5 takeaways from Washington
WASHINGTON — There is no way to analyze the Coyotes’ 2-0 loss to the Capitals on Friday and suggest that they went toe-to-toe with one of the NHL’s elite teams. Washington outshot Arizona 32-16, there were times at 5-on-5 when…
With Hutton struggling, what is the Coyotes’ goaltending plan?
When evaluating the Coyotes’ goaltending performance through the first five games of the season, remember the ultimate goal. This is a team constructed to finish near the bottom of the standings, if not at the bottom. There are few guys…
5 takeaways from a loss to the Oilers
Dave Tippett split up his two world-class centers, creating greater matchup problems for the Coyotes, but for the first 25 minutes of the game at Gila River Arena on Thursday, Arizona went toe to toe with the unbeaten Oilers. Connor…
Vejmelka’s validation: 5 takeaways from a shootout loss in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s common knowledge that GM Bill Armstrong has asked owner Alex Meruelo to pump heavy resources into the scouting staff, but most analysis of that scouting staff has focused on the Coyotes’ future. Armstrong stripped the roster…
Examining the position battles as Coyotes camp cuts approach
Training camp cuts are coming. It’s an undeniable reality of the NHL calendar. The Tucson Roadrunners open their training camp on Friday and they will need enough bodies to run that camp effectively. The Coyotes have four more preseason games…
