However, perhaps the most important name on that list to mention that’s been garnering plenty of trade attention since last season is defenseman Jakob Chychrun. Longtime franchise defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was dealt in the offseason, ushering Chychrun into the role of not only a franchise star but a primary piece of the core. Unfortunately, heading into the 2021-22 season the Coyotes’ plans quickly changed and Chychrun’s mindset going forward drastically differed from the organization’s. Jakob Chychrun, Arizona Coyotes (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)Nevertheless, the calls kept rolling in and Chychrun’s trade value only grew larger. Entering the 2022-23 season, the Coyotes defenseman missed the beginning of the year rehabbing from offseason surgery.
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