from Sarah McLellan of azcentral,
Until IceArizona triggered stability two years ago when it agreed to a 15-year arena management deal with the city of Glendale, the Coyotes had to promote a wobbly sales pitch to NHL free agents for the four consecutive summers they were in limbo.
And now that Glendale is trying to renege on that $225 million agreement, placing the team's future into further limbo, the Coyotes have morphed back into a destination plagued by off-ice issues.
The Coyotes can start finding out just how much this problem with Glendale has affected their image Thursday when the window for interviewing prospective unrestricted free agents opens.
"There are some players that we would really like to get, but we're going to find out whether, in fact, we're going to have any chance at all," General Manager Don Maloney said. "I plan to be very active as soon as the period opens to engage with people and see if there's interest in coming to us."
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