NEW YORK -- Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka watched as goalie Antti Raanta stopped pucks on the ice, which was a rare sight this season: a key acquisition in the offseason, Raanta has played about 90 minutes through nine games due to injury.
Ever rarer in those nine games? A Coyotes' victory.
Arizona is 0-8-1, at the very bottom of the NHL standings. This is despite a handful of high-profile moves from Chayka in the offseason -- getting Raanta and center Derek Stepan from the New York Rangers, defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson from the Chicago Blackhawks and snagging head coach Rick Tocchet from the Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins' staff -- that augmented a young core that includes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forwards Max Domi, Christian Dvorak and top rookie Clayton Keller.