Imagine trying to convince a free agent to sign with the Arizona Coyotes.
Not only did the Coyotes finish with the second-worst record in the NHL last season, their future in Glendale remains murky at best.
So, how does GM Don Maloney make his pitch?
“You’re honest with them,” he said, per azcentral. “You basically say, ‘I have no idea what’s going on, but it’s a great place to play and we have great fans and a great stadium.’ Things seem to have a way of working themselves out, so we try to downplay it as much as we can.”
The Coyotes did recently convince Antoine Vermette, Zbynek Michalek, Steve Downie, Brad Richardson, and Anders Lindback to sign with them. They’re still reportedly looking for a puck-moving defenseman.
