{"id":28435,"date":"2018-07-01T12:31:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=28435"},"modified":"2018-07-01T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T16:31:30","slug":"michael-grabner-signs-arizona-coyotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/01\/michael-grabner-signs-arizona-coyotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Grabner Signs with Arizona Coyotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Right-wing\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/grabnmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Grabner<\/a><\/strong> signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes. The deal will pay him $3.35M for the next three seasons. Grabner had unprecedented success with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Rangers<\/a> between\u00a02016-2018 after being signed as a free agent with the Blueshirts. This success no doubt elevated his value as he entered free agency this off-season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"sl\">Grabner 3&#215;3.35 in ARIZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1013459235349254144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;\">Arizona Coyotes Sign Michael Grabner<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Grabner finished his most recent season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> who acquired him at the trade deadline from the New York Rangers. Grabner played two games during their short-lived playoff push and tallied no points.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted 14th overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> in 2006, Michael Grabner&#8217;s NHL career held great promise. However, the chemistry never seemed right for the Austrian player. His first NHL season in 2009-10 was lackluster, playing only 20 games for the Canucks, earning 11 points.<\/p>\n<p>The right-winger moved on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a> in 2010-11, where he enjoyed a 52 point season. Unfortunately for the Islanders, Grabner&#8217;s production rapidly declined. In the next four seasons, he only surpassed the 30-point mark once. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> took on Grabner next, which resulted in another poor season for him. Only 18 points in 80 games.<\/p>\n<p>Grabner was picked up by the New York Rangers in free agency for the 2016-17 season where he absolutely flourished. Grabner earned 40 points in his first season on Broadway and continued to be one of the team&#8217;s top scorers, despite poor results from the team as a whole. Grabner&#8217;s lucrative new contract is much in thanks to his success on the Rangers penalty kill, ranking third in time on ice.<\/p>\n<p>2011 earned Grabner the most praise of his career. In that year alone he was NHL Rookie of the Month (February), the NHL All-Star Game Skills Fastest Skater, a finalist for the Calder Trophy and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:\u00a0COLUMBUS, OH &#8211; JANUARY 7: Michael Grabner #40 of the New York Rangers skates after the puck during the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 7, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right-wing\u00a0Michael Grabner signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes. The deal will pay him $3.35M for the next three seasons. Grabner had unprecedented success with the New York Rangers between\u00a02016-2018 after being signed as a free agent with the Blueshirts. This success no doubt elevated his value as he entered free agency this off-season. 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