The Coyotes answered several key areas of need on the first day of the free-agency period on Sunday, locking up two key defenders, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Niklas Hjalmarsson, as well as acquiring scoring winger Michael Grabner.
But with the regular season a little more than three months away, several questions persist. Now that free agency has begun, and with the July 1 frenzy behind us, here are five observations:
1. Coyotes sparked serious interest from free agents
The Coyotes served as an attractive option for high-profile free agents, and that's not something many would not have believed just a few years ago.