As highly touted prospects Timothy Liljegren and Gabriel Vilardi began sliding down the draft board on Friday night, Coyotes’ fans might have started wondering whether a third trade of the day was in the cards for their team, one that would put them in a position to take either of the once-top-five ranked players.
General manager John Chayka stayed put however, content to stay at No. 23 after a busy day that included the capture of three franchise-changing players.