from Darren Dreger of The Dreger Report at TSN,

The Arizona Coyotes will be compelling to watch in the weeks leading up to the trade deadline on Mar. 2.

The direction from new ownership is to get younger, prepare for a strong draft in June and cut payroll. And this position isn't to protect the bottom line of an organization with a deep history of financial distress. It's a more common sense approach for a club that needs to stabilize its foundation for long-term success.

We've openly speculated on the availability of forward Antoine Vermette and will continue to do so until Coyotes general manager Don Maloney fetches the right return to make the deal. The original asking price, according to a couple of teams with interest, includes a prospect and a roster player. That's certainly not unreasonable for a player with Vermette's talent, but it is steep based on his status as a pending unrestricted free agent.

Defencemen Zbynek Michalek and Keith Yandle are also being batted around potential trade circles and some believe it's not a matter of if these three players will be traded, but when.

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