PHILADELPHIA – When his skate blade pierces the ice and he begins to chase a puck, Coyotes winger Mikkel Boedker clears his mind to focus only on playing a game.
“Right now, that’s about the happiest place in the world,” he said.
But it’s Boedker’s profession as a hockey player that has caused so much ambiguity in his life once he exits the rink.
The NHL trade deadline is Monday at 1 p.m. Arizona time, and, as an impending unrestricted free agent whom the Coyotes have yet to re-sign, it seems inevitable the 26-year-old will be moved.