It’s early in the 2016-17, but the Arizona Coyotes have cause for worry.
Starting goaltender Mike Smith went down with an injury in the third period of the Coyotes’ 7-4 loss in Ottawa, and now the team must hope he’s not out for an extended period of time.
That wasn’t the only bad news for the Yotes on Tuesday night.
The team turned in a lackluster performance defensively and were wildly inconsistent in all three zones throughout stretches of the contest.
In particular, the Jamie McBain and Kevin Connauton pairing were suspect throughout.