{"id":49721,"date":"2019-06-23T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T19:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=49721"},"modified":"2019-06-23T16:53:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T20:53:16","slug":"arizona-coyotes-2019-draft-review-and-offseason-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/23\/arizona-coyotes-2019-draft-review-and-offseason-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Coyotes 2019 Draft Review and Off-season Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Coyotes<\/a> were scheduled to choose at the #14 position in the 2019 NHL Draft. Then, general manager John Chayka<\/strong> pulled off a trade of picks with the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>. He swapped selections with the Flyers moving up to the #11 spot and gave the #45 pick to the Flyers as well. All of the Coyotes fans were nervously awaiting what Chayka had in mind.<\/p>\n

While many thought he would go for a forward with the top pick given team needs, Chayka had other things in mind. In true “select the best player available” fashion Chayka went with a defenceman instead. Chayka and his staff were really high on selecting Victor Soderstrom<\/strong><\/a> at 11. Here’s the Arizona Coyotes 2019 draft review and what it means for the team going into the off-season.<\/p>\n

Arizona Coyotes 2019 Draft Was International<\/h2>\n
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\u201cOur staff combed the globe this year and made sure that we had a good understanding of all players available to us.\u201d – GM Chayka<\/p>\n

More from Chayka on the 2019 #NHLDraft<\/a>: pic.twitter.com\/1XmFDHLCh0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n