{"id":136878,"date":"2023-04-17T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=136878"},"modified":"2023-04-16T20:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T00:06:43","slug":"the-coyotes-have-plenty-of-questions-to-be-answered-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/04\/17\/the-coyotes-have-plenty-of-questions-to-be-answered-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes Season May Be Finished, but There Is Still Plenty of Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another season has passed for the Coyotes<\/a>, which came with many surprises as well as its faults. The Coyotes finished the year with a final record of 28-40-14 for 70 points. Entering the season, many thought the Coyotes would finish dead last in the entire league, not having a competitive roster. As this was partly true, nobody expected the Coyotes to finish sixth to last this year. The Arizona Coyotes offseason will be something to watch for.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of growth and positives to take away from this year. Matias Maccelli<\/a> put on a show, as he is a hot topic within the Calder Trophy conversations. Clayton Keller tied Keith Tkachuk<\/a> for the most points in Coyotes’ history. Juuso Vailmaki<\/a> emerged as an everyday NHLer, and Lawson Crouse<\/a> and Christian Fischer<\/a> had good offensive years, putting up good numbers.<\/p>\n

What will happen to Coyotes’ Prospects, Cooley, Guenther, etc.?<\/h3>\n

One aspect in the Arizona Coyotes offseason to watch for is their prospects. The Coyotes have been lucky with prospects under Bill Armstrong<\/a>, the general manager. With the likes of Logan Cooley<\/a>, Dylan Guenther<\/a>, Conor Geekie<\/a>, and many more, there’s no shying away from this talented prospect pool. For Guenther’s sake, he has been playing for the Seattle Thunderbird<\/a>s of the Western Hockey League<\/a> (WHL). So far, in just six playoff games, he has 11 points, eight\u00a0 being goals. Geekie, who also is playing in the WHL, put up a career year with the Winnipeg Ice<\/a>, scoring 35 goals in just 66 games. His Ice have also made the playoffs as he’s scored five points in six games.<\/p>\n

Logan Cooley has also been a big name in headlines as Minnesota University<\/a> made the Frozen Four taking on Quinnipiac<\/a> in the finals. Ultimately losing 3-2. Nonetheless, it was an amazing season for Cooley and the rest of the Gophers. On the bright side, Coyotes had a prospect on the winning side, Sam Lipkin<\/a>. A 2021 7th-round draft pick, he has been quite the pleasant surprise for the scouting department. During his freshman year, we saw him score 14 goals and 29 assists for 43 points in 39 games. He also assisted on the game-winning goal.<\/p>\n

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Coyotes prospect Sam Lipkin (@sam_lipkin3<\/a>) with a backhand pass on the tape to secure the National Championship for @QU_MIH<\/a> in overtime.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/t.co\/REFUXRdQXP<\/a><\/p>\n

— Arizona Coyotes PR (@AZCoyotesPR) April 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n