The Shane Doan Era of Arizona Coyotes hockey has ended.
There is no sweet talking or dancing around that fact. It wasn’t the right ending, but it ended and the team is going to use this opportunity to the best of its ability by integrating the growing pool of younger talent into the lineup.
Doan, for as long as the Coyotes have existed, has been the face of the franchise. He was a sign of integrity, of strength, and loyalty. With his unsanctimonious departure, by way of the organization’s “corporate firing”, there is a void in that role when it comes to players, leaving those core values up in the air.