After a stirring victory in the home opener, the Arizona Coyotes hit the road for two weeks on the East Coast.
Five rookies, some cagey vets, and a few names in between make up the current Arizona Coyotes roster.
They’re all loading up for a six game road trip to the East Coast which will prove an early test of their mettle.
For fans, there are subplots aplenty to follow throughout.
How much time will Louis Domingue get in net? Are there any lingering effects to Jakob Chychrun nasty collision on Saturday night? Will we see more out of Anthony Duclair, who was basically a non-factor against the Flyers?
Will Dylan Strome finally crack the lineup, and could his first game be against the New York Islanders and his brother Ryan Strome on Friday night?
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Part of the reason Strome is sitting is because the Yotes are convinced they have constructed a team that can contend for the playoffs.
NHL analysts and pundits disagree.
This road trip could go a long way towards providing a clearer answer for fans and management, however.
A hot start would help this young team’s confidence soar heading into November.
Arizona Coyotes News and Links
Jakob Chychrun Thrills in NHL Debut — Howlin’ Hockey
Rookie defenseman Jakob Chychrun made his much-anticipated NHL debut in Arizona against the Flyers and had a night to remember.
Arizona Coyotes youth seems to be the way of the season — Five For Howling
The Arizona Coyotes are fully embracing the youth push, with five different rookies on the roster for opening night on Saturday. Maybe this will be the year that skeptics finally stop saying Dave Tippett cannot coach young players.
Coyotes could be poised for an unprecedented era of success — Arizona Sports
If timing is everything, the Coyotes just may be ready to stamp their indelible mark on Arizona.
Strome’s absence stokes fears about Coyotes’ gaping need at center — Today’s Slapshot
Strome was taken third overall in the 2015 draft and was supposed to be the Coyotes’ franchise center of the future — the one they’ve been searching for at least since Jeremy Roenick left, and arguably since they arrived in the Valley.
2016-17 season brings new hope for Coyotes fans — Today’s Slapshot
Hope. At times, it’s all Arizona Coyotes fans had to cling to. Hope that their team stayed in Arizona. Hope that the head coach and captain would remain mainstays at Gila River Arena. Hope that the disaster that was the 2014-15 season would lead to greener pastures.
Bickley: NHL gets a big boost from Valley hockey — AZCentral
The NHL season begins with a present for long-suffering Coyotes fans: Validation. We can no longer be mocked by provincial fans in Canada, the snobs who don’t believe their national pastime belongs in a desert.
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Arizona Diamondbacks name Mike Hazen general manager — AZCentral
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5 Reasons the Phoenix Suns Will Win 40 Games — Valley of the Suns
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ASU football has lost its running game — AZCentral
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Bordow: Lopsided loss, empty stadium condemns UA’s Rich Rodriguez — AZCentral
By halftime, the Zona Zoo was a ghost town. It was 90 degrees, the sun was blazing onto the metal bleachers at Arizona Stadium and, really, why stay?
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