General manager puts his promising 23 year old defenseman on the market.

If there was any doubt left that the Coyotes are doing everything they can to tank, and everything they can to run the team as cheaply as possible then those doubts have been erased today. Coyotes GM Don Maloney was on TSN 1020 radio today and made some pretty surprising comments regarding a very promising and highly regarded prospect he currently controls.

“Oliver Ekman-Larsson is a player that we would certainly be very, very reluctant to part with,” said Maloney “but as far as I am concerned, when you’re sitting with our record, and we’re three or four worst records in the league, then everybody is up for grabs.”

That's GM talk for the asking price in exchange for Ekman-Larsson is very high, but he's available. This has to come as a bit of a shock, especially to fans in Arizona, defenseman are worth more then gold in the NHL and Ekmann-Larsson has shown tremendous promise both internationally and in the NHL. Every team in the NHL will likely be making a call to Arizona to inquire about Ekman-Larsson, and if any team is able to acquire him before the deadline it would no doubt be the biggest move of this NHL season.