Arizona Coyotes acquire Boyd Gordon from Oilers in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski

The Arizona Coyotes' penalty kill was dreadful last season. This afternoon they took a major step towards addressing it.

The Coyotes announced Tuesday afternoon that they had acquired center Boyd Gordon from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Lauri Korpikoski. The move comes on the heels of a trade that sent Sam Gagner to Philadelphia in exchange for Nicklass Grossmann.

A quick look at Boyd Gordon's comparative stats shows exactly why the Coyotes brought him in.

Gordon is a shot blocker and shot suppressor extraordinaire.