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.