And just when you started wondering when GM Don Maloney was going to make a move — he does. The Arizona Coyotes had mentioned that they were considering buying out Sam Gagner’s contract if they could not trade him, and today they traded him.
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Grossmann, 6′ 4″, 230 lbs will provide the big blue-line presence the Yotes were looking for when they almost landed Dougie Hamilton yesterday. To make the deal work financially, the Coyotes took over Pronger’s contract. He will not play again due to post-concussion issues. The Flyers will reportedly retain $500,000 of Grossmann’s $3.