Ed Jovanovski

The way things are going, by the time we get to the February 28 trade deadline, there may be no more trades left to make.

Another day of NHL trade rumors starts with another trade, albeit a small and puzzling one, as the Ottawa Senators are clearing out their inventory faster than Woolworth's.

Meanwhile the rumors continue to fly about the Los Angeles Kings and Ales Hemsky, who continues to put on a good show for his possible suitors with two more goals last night.

The Phoenix Coyotes eliminated their reputation of being the basement dwellers of the Pacific Division last season. With teams like the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks in the same division as the Coyotes, it was hard for the Coyotes to get a break.

Ed Jovanovski of the Phoenix Coyotes just did the unthinkable. 

A. He scored a hat trick for the offensively challenged Coyotes

B. He scored a hat trick against the always defence minded Nashville Predators

C. He scored a hat trick as a defenceman.

Phoenix should have been lousy last year.

The Coyotes had talent that looked more like it belonged in the AHL than the NHL, they were mired in ownership chaos and uncertainty, and their coach—the best player in the history of the sport—quit in the preseason.

That is a whole lot of excuses they could have used, but they didn’t use any. Instead, they started strong, maintained the pace and made the playoffs.

Anyone who says that they saw that coming is lying.

The Coyotes were another one of the NHL's feel-good stories last year.

Topping the NHL's Endangered Species list (Hah...like that one wasn't disgustingly overused last year...or ever), the Coyotes put together a great season based around the play of goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.

The hardest question in sports is “what if?” The question "what if" is a question which sports journalists love to throw into their articles talking about for what would have been. For the Phoenix Coyotes, the question “what if” became a reality for the 2009-2010 NHL season.

The Coyotes endured the longest off-season heading into the 2009-2010 season. In May 2009, when teams were competing for the Stanley Cup, the Coyotes were facing a competition that affects millions of families in the United States, bankruptcy. 

The first half of the season has already past leaving several Phoenix Coyotes opponents shutout thanks to Ilya Bryzgalov.

The Coyotes have become a success story in the Jobing Arena where the Coyotes ended a franchise record 10-game home winning streak to start the second half of the season.

The Coyotes 16-5-1 home record is second in the Western Conference next to the Chicago Blackhawks 18-4-1 home record.

While the Coyotes have enjoyed success this season, what people might have forgotten was how dominate were last year before a second half disaster.

“Confidence is what it’s all about,” said Lauri Korporkski after the Coyotes dismantled the Dallas Stars, 5-2.

After losing a combined 1-6 over the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames in the last two games, the Coyotes returned to Phoenix with unfinished business. After being criticized for not scoring against the Oilers and the Flames the Coyotes had Marco Turco’s number on speed dial

The Phoenix Coyotes may not have a storied history like a lot of NHL franchises but they have been around for over a decade not, including the Winnipeg Jet days.

A lot of players have come and gone from Phoenix through the years but there are definitely some players who made their mark with Phoenix. Here are the Top 10 Phoenix Coyotes of all time.

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If the NHL was to conclude today, the Phoenix Coyotes would clinch a playoff spot, the first time since 2002. The seven year drought would looks to end with the revamped Coyotes.

Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett has built up an early Coach of the Year resume under a new and improved Coyotes roster. After an off-season of uncertainty the Coyotes have changed the way of playing including the acquisition of several free agents as well as trades.