It wasn’t long ago that the Arizona Coyotes were benefiting from some fantastic goalkeeping, some solid defensive play, and a buzzing, effective attack that gave opponents’ defenders fits.
The stacking of points, even against powerhouse clubs in their own buildings, was amazing. The addition of Taylor Hall seemed like the icing on the cake of the ‘Yotes’ playoff hopes, and things were looking cautiously optimistic.
Most recently, however, the Coyotes are playing as if they’re trying not to lose rather than trying to win. They’ve lost Darcy Kuember and Antti Raanta to injury, and even with the return of defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, their defense has been sloppy and inconsistent a great deal of time.