Armstrong talks Coyotes rebuild through Draft in Q&A with NHL.com

Armstrong talks about Arizona Coyotes rebuild through the NHL Draft in Q&A with NHL.com. Arizona GM also discusses using analytics in practice and celebrating small victories.

Armstrong talks about Arizona Coyotes rebuild through the NHL Draft in Q&A with NHL.com. Arizona GM also discusses using analytics in practice and celebrating small victories. Arizona has made a combined 24 picks in the three drafts since Armstrong took over as GM. He's brought on experienced advisers who have been through rebuilds. Larry Pleau was the GM when the St. Louis Blues began their rebuild in 2006. Darryl Plandowski is the Coyotes director of amateur scouting. Alan Hepple is director for pro scouting at Mullett Arena. The Coyotes home opener is on October 28.

Armstrong is helping the Arizona Coyotes rebuild their team. They want to get back into the playoffs within 5-6 years. They studied Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Blues to prepare. He also studied their players. It's a difficult task because the team is competitive. The team has done a lot of studies on teams.

Armstrong talks about the Coyotes rebuild through the Draft in Q&A with NHL.com. He compares the situation of the team with the Tampa Bay Lightning to the St. Louis Blues.

The team uses analytics to structure practice and teach its players how to create scoring. The team tries to design their practice around analytics. The goal is to generate more scoring through the players on the team. They try to teach their players to use different strategies based on different analytics, such as the angle of the shot and the direction of pucks.

Armstrong talks about the Coyotes rebuild through Draft in Q&A with NHL.com. Armstrong wants to change the way they practice by using analytic-based drills in practice warmups.

Armstrong talks about the Coyotes rebuild through Draft in Q&A with NHL.com. Armstrong believes that the players have responded well to the new methods of training. The players are more skilled than in any other era in the NHL and they are learning from the methods. The game is evolving and people are studying what is making the scoring go up. It's not a secret. They're not the only ones in NHL thinking like this.

The team celebrates small victories, such as players gaining weight, jumping higher during the course of the year. To win a Cup it could take anywhere from 11-14 years. St. Louis, Tampa, Colorado have won the Cup in 5-7 years, but it's 11 to 14 years in a rebuild.

Armstrong is the general manager of the Arizona Coyotes. He likes the job and the people around him. Amateur scouts have made more picks in the last two years than they have in a long time. The team has made some good signings. The young players have had an impact.

The team is planned for the timeline of what the Coyotes hope is a new home. The team got lucky with the flat cap and bad contracts. They strategically placed good scouts in positions to make good picks.