The Coyotes have left the sunny skies of Arizona behind to try to focus on winning four critical road games over the next six days. If playing “away” cures the ills of a struggling NHL team by allowing them to play basic, fundamental hockey and win, let’s wish them safe travels!
This group of games includes much-anticipated battles with the Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Chicago Blackhawks, and the results may very well foretell what we can expect from the Coyotes for the remainder of their season.
Collectively, teams are tired, and the almost daily grind of traveling, playing numerous games (including back-to-backs) on shortened schedules, and an inability to have full practices all take their tolls.