After losing Taylor Hall in Free Agency, the Arizona Coyotes did little to nothing to fix the team due to the fact they are stuck with many bad contracts,
so if the Coyotes want to build a legitimate contender, they must first move some salary and dump off some bad contracts.
Arizona Coyotes make a few trades:
Arizona Coyotes trade Alex Goligoski to the Carolina Hurricanes for Haydn Fleury, 2nd rd pick '21.
The Hurricanes get a veteran two way defenseman in Alex Goligoski, while the Coyotes get a young top 6 defenseman in Haydn Fleury and a 2nd round pick.
The Coyotes also trade Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for Chris Tierney, Connor Brown, 2nd rd pick '21.
The Sens get a veteran 2nd line center in Derek Stepan, which will allow their young centers to develop at the right pace. The Coyotes get Chris Tierney, a top 6 center and Connor Brown, a top 9 winger as well as a 2nd round pick.
Darcy Kuemper is traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Linus Ullmark, Tage Thompson, 2nd rd pick '21.
The Sabres get a true number 1 goalie in Darcy Kuemper, while the Coyotes get Linus Ullmark. a solid goalie, Tage Thompson, a forward prospect and a 2nd round pick.
Arizona Coyotes re-sign Chris Tierney, Connor Brown to a 4 yr deal worth 3.5 million per season; Linus Ullmark, Haydn Fleury are re-signed to a 2 yr deal.
The Arizona Coyotes finish the 2020-21 season with the Worst record in the Western Conference
but end up with the 5th pick in the draft.
Arizona Coyotes lose Lawson Crouse in the Expansion draft to the Seattle Kraken.
Before the Draft, one major trade is made:
Arizona Coyotes trade Nick Schmaltz, Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Detroit Red Wings for 2nd rd rd pick '21, 2nd rd pick '21.
This is a cap move for the Coyotes so the Red Wings get two really solid players for two 2nd round picks.
At the 2021 draft, Arizona Coyote trade pick 3 to the New Jersey Devils for picks 5, 47, 2nd rd pick '22.
The Coyotes also trade 49, 50, 55, 59, 2nd rd pick '22 to the Vegas Golden Knights for picks 28, 32.
2021 Draft Results
5-Aatu Raty
28 (from VGK)-Joshua Roy
32 (from VGK)-Sebastian Cossa
58 (from CAR)-Zack Stringer
The Arizona Coyotes draft 3 top prospects in Aatu Raty, Sebastian Cossa, Joshua Roy; they also get a good forward prospect in Zack Stringer.
Arizona Coyotes re-sign Conor Garland to a 6 yr deal worth 4.6 million per season.
The Arizona Coyotes again finish near the bottom of the Standings in the 2021-22 season and end up with the 3rd pick in the draft.
Before the draft, two major trades are made:
Arizona Coyotes trade Phil Kessel, Jakub Chychrun to the Florida Panthers for Grigori Denisenko, Owen Tippett, 1st round pick '22.
The Florida Panthers add a veteran sniper in Phil Kessel and a top 4 defenseman in Jakub Chychrun, while the Coyotes get two top forward prospects in Grigori Denisenko and Owen Tippett and a 1st round pick.
Christian Dvorak is traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Sam Steel, Brayden Tracey, 2nd rd pick '22.
The Anaheim Ducks need to improve their center depth and Christian Dvorak would be a solid 2nd line center for them. On the flip side, Sam Steel would be a terrific 3rd line center for the Coyotes, Brayden Tracey, could be a solid third line winger and Arizona also gets a 2nd round pick.
At the 2022 draft, Arizona Coyotes trade picks 11, 39 to the San Jose Sharks for pick 9
2022 Draft results
3-Matthew Savoie
9-Simon Nemec
The Coyotes draft two blue chip prospects in Matthew Savoie and Simon Nemec, who will both be a big part of their core in the future.
Arizona Coyotes re-sign Barrett Hayton to a 3 yr deal worth 3 million per season.
Ben Chiarot is signed to a 3 yr deal worth 3.25 million per season, Michal Kempny to a 2 yr deal worth 2.5 million per season.
The Arizona Coyotes finished the 2022-23 season with a much better record but still miss the playoffs; they end up with the 12th pick in the draft.
After the draft, one major trade is made:
Arizona Coyotes trade Oliver Ekman Larsson to the Dallas Stars for Thomas Harley, Denis Gurianov, 1st rd pick '23, 1st rd pick '24.
The Dallas Stars add Oliver Ekman Larsson, another top not puck moving defenseman to add to their stacked D core, while the Arizona Coyotes get Thomas Harley, a very good prospect defenseman, Denis Gurianov, a top 6 forward and two first round picks.
2023 Draft results:
12-Arttu Karki
21-Valtteri Lehtosaari
The Coyotes draft two very good prospects in Arttu Karki and Valtteri Lehtosaari; both should be a huge part of team in the future.
By the 2023-24 season, the Arizona Coyotes have built a scary team than looks like it could contend for a stanley cup.
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes:
A.Raty-M.Savoie-B.Hayton
D.Gurianov-J.Roy-C.Garland
G.Denisenko-C.Tierney-O.Tippett
B.Tracey-S.Steel-T.Thompson
T.Harley-S.Nemec
B.Chiarot-V.Soderstrom
M.Kempny-H.Fleury
S.Cossa
L.Ullmark
Top Prospects: A.Karki, V.Lehtosaari, Z.Stringer
The Arizona Coyotes are a young and upcoming team that look poised to be contenders for the next few years.
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