Shane Doan appears set on playing at least one more season in the desert.
"Yeah, I think I'm going to. We've talked about it as a family and we're going to do it. It was one of those things (that) I wasn't sure about, but it's going to work," the Arizona Coyotes captain said Friday on NHL Network after having lunch with new general manager John Chayka on Thursday.
The 39-year-old acknowledged that the Coyotes would still have to sign him to a contract to facilitate his plans.
"They have to agree to want me back, to a certain degree."
Doan also shed some light on his meeting with Chayka, the 26-year-old analytics guru who was promoted from his previous role as a Coyotes assistant general manager this week.
"It was interesting just to sit and talk to him, and to get his perspective from a totally different (point) of view," he said. "As a player, you view the game one way, and as someone who views it with the numbers and the other side of it, it's totally different.
"He had a lot of great ideas, and a lot of interesting things, and we're excited."
Doan said he's grateful to have spent his entire career with the same franchise.
"I don't think anyone ever plans on it, but I've been given the opportunity, and it means a lot to me. To have the opportunity to be involved for 20 years, but to be with the same organization and stay there, it's been a lot of fun and I've enjoyed it," Doan said.
The veteran winger said in March that he was "probably" leaning toward playing for the Coyotes again in 2016-17.
He'll become an unrestricted free agent if the Coyotes don't sign him to a new deal before July 1.
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Unexpected delays present some of the greatest challenges for sports broadcasters. Some tap into the crowd noise, others lean on talking points surrounding the event, and Jeremy Roenick sings Justin Bieber.
With the third period of Game 4 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders delayed after a section of the boards was displaced by the Zamboni, Roenick tried and failed to hit a digestible octave in singing a line from Justin Bieber's "Sorry."
It's far too late, JR.
- with h/t to Pete Blackburn
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Thomas Greiss had to be helped off the ice Friday night, but it had nothing to do with an injury.
The New York Islanders goaltender's right skate blade snapped off early in the second period of Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Islanders backup netminder Jean-Francois Berube was pressed into action on a Lightning power play while Greiss got his skate fixed in the dressing room.
Berube made a pair of saves in relief, and the starter was eventually able to return.
Greiss-is averted.
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Nikita Kucherov gives up nearly 40 pounds to Kyle Okposo, but that didn't matter much in open ice on Friday night.
Watch the talented Tampa Bay Lightning scorer turn banger with a massive hit on the New York Islanders power forward in Game 4.
The NHL will obviously have a look at the collision, as Okposo's head is quite clearly included in the contact.
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The Oilers love "The Drake."
University of North Dakota senior standout Drake Caggiula intends to sign with the Edmonton Oilers, according to various reports.
The undrafted free-agent forward starred at the NCAA's Frozen Four last month, leading the Fighting Hawks to their first National Championship since 2000, and winning the most outstanding player award.
As TSN's Bob McKenzie notes, Caggiula previously had the opportunity to play with Connor McDavid, as the Erie Otters once owned his junior rights.
Caggiula collected 127 points in his Division I career - including 25 goals and 26 assists in his 39-game senior season. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound left-shot forward is considered NHL ready, and slots in as one of Edmonton's top prospects.
The Vancouver Canucks - who drafted Caggiula's teammate, Brock Boeser, in the first round last summer - were also in the mix for Caggiula's services, but ultimately lost out on the 21-year-old.
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Roger Cote is, in fact, alive.
The Edmonton Oilers apologized Friday for including the 76-year-old former defenseman in their tribute to deceased members of the organization on Rexall Place Farewell Night last month.
"In an extreme oversight and error, we included Mr. Cote in that portion of the program," the Oilers said in a statement on the team's official website.
"Roger is alive and well, living in Garson, Ontario. For this action and any confusion or pain it caused Mr. Cote and his family and friends, we sincerely apologize."
Cote's name and photo appeared just before the three-minute mark of the tribute video.
The Oilers said they have been in contact with Cote and his daughter, who have forgiven the club for the error. The team will invite him and his son to a game at the new arena, Rogers Place, next season.
Cote was the first-ever signing of the WHA's Alberta Oilers, who played one season under that name before becoming the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 1973-74 campaign. He spent both of those seasons with the organization, and retired in 1975.
- With h/t to Puck Daddy
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The players have completed their judging.
Patrick Kane, Jamie Benn, and Braden Holtby were announced as finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, a recognition given to the NHL's most outstanding player as voted on by their peers.
Kane, the NHL's only 100-point scorer, became the first American to win the Art Ross Trophy with his career-best 46 goals and 60 assists for the Chicago Blackhawks. The dynamic winger etched his name in the record books with a 26-game point-scoring streak, racked up more power-play points than any other, and netted nine game-winners.
Benn built on his Art Ross Trophy-winning season from a year ago, finishing with a career-best 41 goals and 89 points. He powered the league's top-rated offence, leading the Dallas Stars to a Western Conference-best 109 points.
Holtby matched Martin Brodeur's NHL record with 48 wins. In his 66 appearances, he anchored the Washington Capitals' President's Trophy-winning campaign. The Vezina Trophy frontrunner finished eighth in save percentage and fifth in goals-against average.
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