During the offseason, General Manager Bill Armstrong decided that the Arizona Coyotes were not good enough and needed to be rebuilt.
He then proceeded to blow up the team completely. Only nine players on the opening night roster were with the organization last season, and one of them, Victor Söderström, played for the AHL last season, not the NHL.
And Armstrong didn’t think the roster was the only thing that needed restructuring. The Coyotes and Rick Tocchet agreed to mutually part ways as his contract was expiring, and this season the Coyotes will be coached by André Tourigny.