The Arizona Coyotes middle core of players — Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Lawson Crouse, Matias Maccelli and JJ Moser — has either put up similar stats to last season or fallen below last season’s production. Is that a sign that coach André Tourigny is no longer developing young players or do external factors play a role, and do the analytics tell a different story.
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Mediocrity will translate into core players being moved (especially as draft picks join the team on the ice). This is one reason GMBA doesn't want to give out long term contracts yet because they get too comfortable (and yes it's the coach's job to make sure that doesn't happen). Maybe the arena situation is a major demotivating factor, but when/if that is announced, I think the leash should be short for certain core players to show progress immediately thereafter.