azcentral.com · Mar 27, 2016
Coyotes won't trade OEL for No. 1 draft pick
ARIZONA COYOTES VIDEO PLAYLIST(Photo: Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports)This year’s NHL draft is still months away and the order of selection has yet to be finalized, but don’t expect the Coyotes to sacrifice franchise defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson for the chance of taking Scottsdale native Auston Matthews with the first overall pick.
“That will never happen,” General Manager Don Maloney told a crowd of approximately 150 fans gathered inside the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa ahead of Saturday’s game against the Flyers.
The Coyotes hosted a town-hall forum to allow Maloney and President, CEO and co-owner Anthony LeBlanc to field questions, and not surprisingly Matthews was mentioned.