As training camp battles continue in the NHL, the Arizona Coyotes are engaged in on-ice training, but one notable absentee is Jamie McGinn. The forward has not made an appearance on the ice so far this training camp, and according to growing speculation, there could be a very good reason for that:
The news first broke through HNIC’s Elliott Friedman earlier today:
Jason Demers' future has been a topic of discussion all summer. Hearing FLA/ARIZ working on a deal the sends him west for Jamie McGinn.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 17, 2017
It was then picked up by Arizona media, including our own Managing Editor who kept a close eye on John Chayka as the negotiations continued:
John Chayka has been on and off his phone all practice and in and out of an office.