5 Arizona Coyotes games to look forward to this season

By Nick McAdam | Aug 14, 2018

VANCOUVER, BC - APRIL 5: Derek Stepan #21 of the Arizona Coyotes is congratulated by teammates after scoring during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena April 5, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 31: Carter Hutton #40 of the St Louis Blues gets ready to make a save as Richard Panik #14 of the Arizona Coyotes looks for the puck at Gila River Arena on March 31, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2. Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues: March 12, 2019

Back-to-back games are massively important toward the end of the season; probably way more important than they are earlier in an NHL season.

Arizona gets a major chance to do some damage that could benefit them against both the Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks, whom they play the night before. Three points and then days in between gives other teams a chance to leap farther forward, which puts more pressure on clubs with games on hand to get the job done.

Basically, six points is up for grabs towards a pressing time of the postseason hunt. Chicago looks to be a franchise heading for a rebuild, so if the paper looks correct, the Hawks might be out of it by this time.

The real test will be the Blues. St. Louis will feed off of the leftovers that the Blackhawks will give to Arizona the night before. Plus, the Blues are another club within the Central Division trying to get one last shot at the postseason before tearing down the roster.

The Coyotes needs to tear down their roster themselves. It will put the bullies of the past few years in the past while setting a new light on the horizon for the Coyotes to leap into.

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