Coyotes face approaching trade deadline following All-Star break

The Arizona Coyotes returned to the ice for the first practice since the All-Star break with little rest ahead in the upcoming back-to-back slate of games against the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken.

The games in the Pacific Northwest were previously scheduled from December with a day in-between for rest, but due to postponements from COVID-19 and a league-wide pause, the games were rescheduled to become the Coyotes’ third-straight back-to-back series.

Coyotes head coach Andre Tourigny hopes to see his team carry on its competitive identity and keep growing its culture in his first season at the helm. Although only 11-30-4 on the season, the Coyotes have kept up against the top teams in…