It is no secret that the Arizona Coyotes have struggled with injuries. In the past two seasons alone we have seen injuries sideline goaltenders Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta, defensemen Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jason Demers, and Jakob Chychrun, and forwards Nick Schmaltz and Christian Dvorak just to name a few.
Additionally, the Coyotes have had stretches where they weren’t playing their best. Losing their final two games against the Colorado Avalanche wasn’t that surprising, but the fact that both losses were 7-1 suggests that the team was not prepared for the matches either mentally, physically or both.