No one knows better than Head Coach Dave Tippett that the defense for the Arizona Coyotes had to improve this season in order to succeed. Tippett’s entire career has been focused on having a defense which dominates games, setting up the offense to score. This season is not any different. That was why he wanted to bring back a steady, defenseman in Zbynek Michalek. And, he already knew what Nicklas Grossmann could bring to the table from when he coached him in Dallas in 2008-09.
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