It appears the Arizona Coyotes' general manager search may soon be coming to an end.

St. Louis Blues assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Bill Armstrong is the leading candidate for the job, depending on contract negotiations, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

The Coyotes have reportedly interviewed several candidates over the summer - including Pierre McGuire, Sean Burke, and Jason Karmanos - since their previous GM, John Chayka, terminated his contract in July.

Armstrong has been with the Blues organization since 2004, earning the assistant GM title in 2018. The 50-year-old previously spent nine seasons playing in the AHL and IHL and has four years of coaching experience in the AHL and ECHL.

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