The Coyotes are stuck in their worst slump of the season, a slide that has pushed them eight points back of a playoff spot with 19 games to go, but these facts don’t appear to have dimmed veteran winger Alex Tanguay’s enthusiasm for joining the club.
Arizona was on a list of 10 teams for which Tanguay would waive his no-trade clause, helping facilitate a swap Monday before the NHL trade deadline that sent Tanguay and prospects Conner Bleackley and Kyle Wood to the Coyotes for winger Mikkel Boedker.
Tanguay, 36, also considered signing with the Coyotes before the 2009-10 season, even having conversations with General Manager Don Maloney and captain Shane Doan before ultimately choosing the Lightning.