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Arizona Coyotes Morning Howl Report for January 19th, 2020

By Jim Lynch

EDMONTON, AB - JANUARY 18: Christian Dvorak #18, Phil Kessel #81 and Conor Garland #83 of the Arizona Coyotes celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers on January 18, 2020, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - JANUARY 18: Christian Dvorak #18, Phil Kessel #81 and Conor Garland #83 of the Arizona Coyotes celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers on January 18, 2020, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Arizona Coyotes are in the middle of a tough time in their franchise. They have not had the same success they are used to the last few weeks. That and more in your Morning Howl report for January 19th, 2020!

Last night the Coyotes lost by a score of 7-3 to the Edmonton Oilers. The Arizona Coyotes could not finish their set of games on a high note. Although this is hard for the team to walk away from, it still doesn’t mean the team won’t come back ready to play. (Arizona Sports)

The Coyotes have now lost two games straight. This really raises one question to me. Could the Coyotes be forced to make a coaching change similar to how Vegas did? I don’t want to see the team go down this path, but we do have the same amount of points as them. (Howlin’ Hockey)

Maybe this break is coming at a good time. As now the team can break and refuel before the second half of the season. Rick Tocchet offered his thoughts on the break earlier today. (Arizona Sports)

One player on the Coyotes continued to impress last night. Taylor Hall has been the best player on the ice every night since the team brought him in. I just hope the Coyotes can continue to get big numbers moving forward. They are going to need him going into the second half of the season if they are to make the playoffs. (Howlin’ Hockey)

The Coyotes need a few players to play better if they are to make the playoffs. One such player is Nick Schmaltz. Although Schmaltz has been one of their better players he needs to do more for the team. This is why I proposed the Coyotes move Schmaltz back to the center position. (Howlin’ Hockey)

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Alex Ovechkin passes Mario Lemieux for 10th on all-time goals scored list with hat trick (CBS Sports)

For the Bruins and David Backes, it’s an ending that seemed destined from the start (Stanley Cup Chowder)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Anthony Cirelli should be in the Selke Trophy race (Puck Prose)

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