George Richards: The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman Jason Demers to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Jamie McGinn.
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Demers’ and McGinn played with each other in San Jose. Demers was talking to McGinn on the phone last night, with Demers saying he was excited to join McGinn in Arizona, then McGinn told Demers’ that he was going to Florida.
“He was excited that he was coming here, so he could play with me,” McGinn said. “I let him know that I was the one going the other way, so he didn’t know.