Trade Acquisitionsĭurzi has shown considerable promise offensively in his first two NHL seasons and was second on the Kings in points by a blueliner last season. Hrabal did relatively well in his first season in North America in the USHL and is going the college route and thus is several years away from being a possible option for the Coyotes. Hrabal, one of the tallest goalies in the draft, was viewed as a possible first-round selection but in the end, he wasn’t even the first netminder off the board.
On the flip side, their lone second-round selection is someone who slid a bit more than most expected. Nonetheless, there’s a profile there that makes him an intriguing top-six option down the road but one that went 10-15 spots earlier than most rankings had him. He isn’t a true power forward, however, as he isn’t particularly physical overseas. But, meanwhile, was one of the tallest forwards in the draft and showed a nice scoring touch at the MHL level in Russia. Arizona is hoping that he’ll become a top-half option in time but they’ll have to wait at least two years to bring him over. Simashev is a tall, strong-skating blueliner who hasn’t really had much of a chance to show his offensive upside just yet. The Coyotes made a pair of selections that many would qualify as perceived reaches with their first two selections. Andrew’s (CAHS)Ĥ-102: D Terrell Goldsmith, Prince Albert (WHL)ĥ-134: G Melker Thelin, Bjorkloven (Sweden U20) While it probably won’t be enough to get them into the playoff picture, these moves shouldn’t have them in the discussion for 32nd in the NHL either. However, Arizona made several moves this summer to improve their team in the short term. Last season, Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong suggested that he felt his team was still a few years away from truly getting to a point of contention.
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