Erik Karlsson. Max Pacioretty. Ilya Kovalchuk. Noah Hanifin. These are the new faces who will undoubtedly make life even harder for the Coyotes to keep pace in the Pacific Division.
But the Coyotes have made life harder for everyone else, too.
After finishing dead last in the Pacific and Western Conference last season, the Coyotes did all they could this season to improve their team, but so did the front-runners in the division.
The San Jose Sharks made the biggest splash by landing Karlsson, who is considered by many to be one of the top defensemen in the NHL.