The 2018 offseason was a big one for the Arizona Coyotes and John Chayka. The Coyotes General Manager didn’t waste much time before making big moves, and one of those moves was going off script and drafting Barrett Hayton. With the draft coming up again, it’s time to look back at that decision and see if things look different a year later.
The Coyotes had the fifth overall pick and they seemed to have get very lucky when Filip Zadina fell into their laps. Zadina was listed by many analysts to be one of the best goal scorers in the draft class, and for a team that struggles to score, he seemed like a perfect match.