The Arizona Coyotes have finally done it. They have progressed into the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in eight years.
In a closely fought best-of-five series, the 2020 Arizona Coyotes summoned the spirit of the 2012 team to once again overcome the Nashville Predators in post-season play.
The last time this happened, the Coyotes progressed to the Western Conference Finals in their greatest playoffs performance since the Winnipeg Jets (1.0) relocated to the desert.
The 2020 iteration of the team has had to overcome some significant adversity, which threatened to undo the positive steps fans have seen the team take over the past two seasons.