I still see this as a temporary move while Smith plays a bunch of games in a row. McKenna is their best option outside of the NHL.
Mike Lee will probably be called up soon to serve as Arizona's backup goaltender.
The Coyotes need another netminder after they traded Devan Dubnyk. If Lee is summoned, he probably won't get much playing time behind Mike Smith.
Source: Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette Jan 15 - 8:52 AM
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I still see this as a temporary move while Smith plays a bunch of games in a row. McKenna is their best option outside of the NHL.
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I can't imagine they want a guy that young riding the pine for too long. I imagine they'll want Lee back in the minors getting big minutes soon.
I have to think McKenna gets the call eventually - he's already over 30 - he's already peaked in terms of development, but he should be a serviceable backup.
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
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Also Lee didn't even stick in the AHL - he got sent down to the ECHL - odd move by the Coyotes if he really is their answer behind Smith.
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
2014-15, 2016-17 MHL Champions!
Yes he was in the ECHL. Maybe when they start dealing they'll trade for a goalie as part of a deal.
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