As every day goes by the Arizona Coyotes playoff hope goes further and further away. The last few weeks have been a rude awakening for Coyotes fans as we are starting to grip with the direction of the team as other teams capitalize on their games in hand against the Coyotes.
I am not trying to single out Nick Schmaltz and blame him for the Arizona Coyotes struggles, but at the same time, Schmaltz in 2019 and 2020 have been two very different players. This team has become too resilient on Taylor Hall, and in large part that is because of Schmaltz taking a step back.