There is a huge rumor surrounding the upcoming National Hockey League Entry Draft and the projected first overall pick Auston Matthews.
While the idea of trading a first overall pick may sound insane on the surface, it sounds like the Arizona Coyotes are prepared to go all in to make an attempt to do just that, and some rumors even suggest that they would be prepared to give up their extremely talented young defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson in order to make it happen.
"In terms of both hockey and marketing, Auston Matthews going to Arizona is a dream scenario. The kid is supposed to be as good as Jack Eichel, if not better, and he's not only from Arizona, but he grew up a Coyotes fan."
The idea that the team would go very, very hard for him makes the most sense in the world.
Those rumors are picking up steam, although without knowing who will win the draft lottery it's unclear how likely this scenario really is, but we aren't the only ones who have noticed these rumors getting louder. again from Yahoo:
"But you can't stop dreamers from dreaming, which is why we've lately started to hear rumors that the Coyotes would move the hockey equivalent of heaven and earth to acquire Matthews and sell roughly a billion jerseys.."
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