from Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN,
To cheer you up during this lonely time, we revisited a feel-good story for every team this season:
Arizona Coyotes
Alex Meruelo. The billionaire became the only NHL majority owner of Hispanic descent last July, and we quickly learned the Coyotes had a new economic reality. In 2017-18, they had the lowest cap number in the NHL; last season it was 23rd in the league; but this season, only the Toronto Maple Leafs had a higher cap figure than Arizona. This new economic stability allowed the Coyotes to aggressively add Phil Kessel and Taylor Hall via trades in the last calendar year. Whether or not they make the playoffs, it's clear that the Coyotes have a stronger wind in their sails as a franchise. Now, about that new arena.
Detroit Red Wings
Owning Montreal. There weren't exactly a plethora of choices for the Red Wings this season, and we're not counting "Steve Yzerman returns!" from last offseason. But one absolute highlight was the inexplicable owning of another Original Six team, the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings swept the season series against the Canadiens (4-0-0), outscoring them 14-9. Had the Canadiens swept them, Montreal would be two points out of a wild-card playoff spot. Consider this: Detroit's season series victory over Montreal accounted for roughly 31% of their regulation wins this season!
the rest of the teams...
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