Arizona Coyotes Leave Big Questions After First Major Cuts

By Alex Temes | Oct 5, 2016

Oct 3, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Arizona Coyotes forward Dylan Strome (20) shoots the puck against Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) and defenseman Ben Hutton (27) during the third period during a preseason hockey game at Rogers Arena. The Arizona Coyotes won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 3, 2016; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Markus Granlund (60) is hit by Arizona Coyotes goaltender Louis Domingue (35) stick during a preseason hockey game at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports /

The Arizona Coyotes made some deep cuts to their training camp roster on Sunday afternoon, with only a few surprises heading down the I-10 to Tucson. The biggest questions, however, still remain in Glendale.

The Arizona Coyotes made some cuts earlier last week, releasing amateur tryout players like Jalen Smereck and Lane Pederson, but after Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime win in Glendale, Head Coach Dave Tippett alluded that deep cuts were coming, and he wasn’t kidding.

The Coyotes cut 17 total players from their training camp roster Sunday morning, most namely sending Conor Garland, Henrik Samuelsson and Michael Bunting to Tucson while releasing former Carolina Hurricane Zach Boychuk from his professional tryout deal.

Yet after that layer of cuts, which likely formed the bulk of Tucson’s roster for the season, some intriguing players remained with the NHL club that raised some interesting questions.

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