The San Jose Sharks were not the only team to say goodbye to its longest-tenured, highest-scoring player ever this offseason. The Arizona Coyotes parted ways with longtime captain Shane Doan, and the only remaining player to move with the Winnipeg Jets to Arizona is no longer a desert dog.
Doan’s desert departure began an offseason of fundamental change. The team traded 34-year-old goaltender Mike Smith, who’d been in Arizona since 2011, to Calgary. Radim Vrbata, Alexander Burmistrov, Josh Jooris, and Peter Holland all walked away in free agency. Oh, and they also parted ways with longtime coach Dave Tippet, replacing him with Penguins assistant Rick Tocchet.