A little more than two weeks ago, the NHL trade deadline came and went and the Arizona Coyotes made no moves.
General manager Bill Armstrong decided that the core of the team deserved to remain intact for a run at the playoffs, and no trade offer was good enough that to him would improve the roster.
At that point, the Coyotes had lost four straight games. Since then, Arizona has lost five of its last seven, and their postseason hopes are in serious jeopardy.
And while no changes to the roster were made at the trade deadline, it's looking more apparent that plenty of changes will be made in the offseason should the Coyotes' 2021 playoff mission go unaccomplished.