Coyotes goalie Mike Smith pulls out an aluminum chair designed for a preschooler, his knees around the same height as the tyke-sized table once he sits, but he doesn’t mind.
This is easier on his back than crawling on the floor playing with mini sticks.
Smith has his 1-year-old son, Nixon, in his lap and across from him is his 4-year-old son, Aksel, who begins to rattle off the names of the players tethered into the bubble hockey set anchoring the table.
Max.
Shane.
Antoine Vermette.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson.