It's safe to say June wasn't the most friendly month to the Arizona Coyotes. The team had to deal with its well-documented legal strife between the City of Glendale, and yet more "reports" that Anthony LeBlanc and Co. are planning a relocation.
But for the Coyotes, it's a new month—and a new mindset.
General manager Don Maloney was fairly active early on as the NHL's annual free agent signing period got underway at 9:00 a.m. Arizona time. The Coyotes signed forwards Brad Richardson and Steve Downie, defenseman Zbynek Michalek and goaltender Anders Lindback within the first two hours of the signing period.