GLENDALE, Ariz. — Big changes were expected when Andrew Barroway became sole owner of the Arizona Coyotes earlier this month.
The Coyotes didn’t waste any time.
The coach, the No. 1 goalie and the captain are gone.
A top-line center, a potential new No. 1 goalie and a steady defenseman are headed to the desert.
In less than a week, Barroway and the Coyotes have changed the complexion and, they hope, the direction of a franchise that has missed the playoffs five straight seasons.
“It’s a big picture, building an organization,” Coyotes GM John Chayka said before the NHL draft in Chicago on Friday.