

Matt Layman, editor and reporter: The key for the Coyotes to have success against Nashville is to score goals while not relenting on their defensive identity. With all those games crammed into a short time, they’ll need all the depth they have at the position to advance. Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta could be one of the better one-two duos you’ll see in the hub. I don’t think they’ll go on a long playoff run, but I think they beat the Preds in five.ĭave Burns, co-host of Burns & Gambo: Goaltending will be the key and the Coyotes’ depth in particular could come in handy. Looking at a healthy Darcy Kuemper, a contract-motivated Taylor Hall and a Phil Kessel (who’s been a shell of himself this year) that needs to pick up the pieces, the Coyotes seem to be a team with all the right pieces. The Preds have really underwhelmed all year and the ‘Yotes fell apart at the end, so each team has a ton to prove. The way they look right now, I’m a little gun shy on making another prediction, but I do think the Coyotes will advance. Coyotes 'disappointed' with GM John Chayka's decision to quit teamĭoug Franz, co-host of Doug & Wolf: I didn’t guarantee the D-backs would make the playoffs in March during spring training but I did in July before the re-start.
