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Mike Smith leaves Arizona as a record-holding goaltender.
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The Coyotes are set to lose one player to Vegas in the NHL expansion draft.
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Coyotes rookie Clayton Keller talks with Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan about his first year in the NHL as the team cleans out its lockers following the end of the season on Monday. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Coyotes rookie center Christian Dvorak talks with Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan about his ups and downs throughout his first NHL season on Monday. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun discusses his rookie season with Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan at Gila River Arena on Monday. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Arizona Coyotes’ Shane Doan discusses the uncertainty that surrounds his future at a season-ending press conference on Monday at Gila River Arena. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Arizona Coyotes winger Max Domi talks with Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan about his plans and goals for the offseason as the Coyotes cleaned out lockers on Monday at Gila River Arena. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Arizona Coyotes coach Dave Tippett sums up the 2016-17 season and looks forward to what is needed to improve next year at a press conference at Gila River Arena on Monday. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-1 loss to the Wild.
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Coach Dave Tippett, captain Shane Doan, defenseman Zbynek Michalek and goalie Mike Smith react to the team’s final game of the season.
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Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham was recognized during a ceremonial puck drop before Saturday’s season finale.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 4-3 win over the Canucks.
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Coach Dave Tippett, winger Radim Vrbata, winger Max Domi, center Alexander Burmistrov and defenseman Luke Schenn react to the win.
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Three players emerge as the Coyotes’ season winds down. Sarah McLellan and Jay Dieffenbach discuss them, the NBA MVP race and more.
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Coach Dave Tippett, winger Max Domi, defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and winger Anthony Duclair react to Tuesday’s 3-2 loss in Dallas. Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 2-1 win over the Kings.
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith, center Alexander Burmistrov and winger Anthony Duclair react to the win.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 6-3 win over the Capitals.
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Coach Dave Tippett, center Christian Dvorak, goalie Louis Domingue and center Alexander Burmistrov react to the 6-3 win.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-1 loss to the Blues.
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Coach Dave Tippett, defenseman Alex Goligoski, goalie Louis Domingue and winger Clayton Keller react to the loss.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 4-1 loss to the Blues. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, winger Clayton Keller, center Alexander Burmistrov and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo react to the loss. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on Sunday, March 26, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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USA TODAY Sports’ A.J. Perez explains why the USA women’s hockey team is boycotting the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and the minus in the 4-1 loss to the Capitals.
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith and center Jordan Martinook react to the 4-1 loss. Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-1 loss to the Panthers.
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith, winger Tobias Rieder and defenseman Jakob Chychrun react to the 3-1 loss.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 5-3 win over the Lightning. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coach Dave Tippett, winger Radim Vrbata, winger Christian Fischer and winger Anthony Duclair react to the 5-3 win. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-1 loss to the Predators.
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Coach Dave Tippett, defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, winger Jamie McGinn and defenseman Zbynek Michalek.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-0 loss to the Blues.
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Coach Dave Tippett, defenseman Luke Schenn and goalie Mike Smith react to the loss on Saturday at Gila River Arena. Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 5-4 shootout loss to the Red Wings.
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith, winger Radim Vrbata and defenseman Jakob Chychrun react to the loss.
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-2 shootout win over the Kings, Mar. 14, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Louis Domingue, defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and winger Max Domi react to the 3-2 shootout win against the Kings, Mar. 14, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 1-0 win over the Avalanche, Mar. 13, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith, captain Shane Doan and winger Brendan Perlini react to the win, Mar. 13, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 5-4 win over the Devils on Saturday.
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Coyotes trade starting goalie Mike Smith to Flames
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Forwards Jamie McGinn and Brad Richardson were among the players the Coyotes exposed to the Vegas Golden Knights for the expansion draft.
The NHL revealed each team’s list of protected and available players Sunday as the process to prepare the league’s newest team for its debut next season continues with Vegas selecting one player from the 30 other teams.
Protected lists were due Saturday, and the Golden Knights’ picks will be announced Wednesday. Arizona chose to protect eight skaters and one goaltender rather than seven forwards, three defenseman and one goalie.
The team shielded newly acquired center Nick Cousins, restricted free agent forwards Anthony Duclair and Jordan Martinook, winger Tobias Rieder, defensemen Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Alex Goligoski, Connor Murphy and Luke Schenn and goaltender Chad Johnson after adding the netminder Saturday in a significant trade that shipped former No. 1 Mike Smith to the Flames.
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These decisions left regulars like McGinn and Richardson exposed, but that wasn’t a surprise. Each team had to expose at least two forwards and one defenseman who were under contract for next season and had logged 40 or more games last season or 70 or more the past two seasons.
McGinn, Richardson and Rieder were the only three forwards who met that requirement and with the Coyotes not likely wanting to risk losing Rieder’s skill set, McGinn and Richardson seemed destined to be exposed.
And with the team including Schenn on its protection list, defenseman Kevin Connauton was the lone blue liner to meet the requirement. Same with goalie Louis Domingue, as the Coyotes had to expose a goaltender who was under contract for next season or was a RFA who had received his qualifying offer. Domingue has a deal for 2017-18, while Johnson does not as he’s set to become an unrestricted free agent.
The rest of Arizona’s list of available players includes RFAs the team added last season to help it finish out the season — forwards Alexander Burmistrov, Peter Holland, Josh Jooris and Teemu Pulkkinen. General Manager John Chayka said he’s talked to each player’s agent and it’s possible the team touches base at a later date to explore signing someone.
Captain Shane Doan and winger Radim Vrbata were also left exposed but with both UFAs, that’s not an unusual call. Chayka said it didn’t make sense to him to protect players that are eligible to sign anywhere July 1.
Leaving these players available, however, doesn’t mean they couldn’t remain with the Coyotes. Vegas is now able to interview UFAs and RFAs exposed in the draft until the team’s selections are due Wednesday at 7 a.m. If the Golden Knights successfully strike a deal, that player will count as Vegas’ choice.
But if these players go unsigned, their statuses remain unchanged with their original teams. Qualifying offers for RFAs are due next Sunday; if a player isn’t extended one, he becomes a UFA. And although an interview period will open up before free agency opens July 1, UFAs are only allowed to sign with their current squad until the market officially opens.
Other UFAs the Coyotes made available are defenseman Zbynek Michalek and players from the minors (defensemen Jamie McBain and Jarred Tinordi along with forwards Garret Ross, Joe Whitney and Chris Mueller). The rest of Arizona’s available list are RFAs from the minors — forwards Tyler Gaudet, Jeremy Morin, Mitchell Moroz and Branden Troock.
A league-wide trade/signing freeze did go into effect Saturday and lasts until Thursday morning, but this doesn’t prohibit teams from making deals with Vegas. Actually, it’s expected that teams will work out trades with Vegas during this time to encourage it to not draft a certain player from their teams or to take a particular player from another team and then trade.
Some of the intriguing players exposed Sunday include Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek, Predators winger James Neal, Wild center Eric Staal, Panthers center Jonathan Marchessault and Islanders center Brock Nelson.
Reach the reporter at [email protected] or 602-444-8276. Follow her at twitter.com/azc_mclellan.
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