After a busy offseason that saw the Arizona Coyotes clean house, the club held a press conference Thursday, featuring the executives that will be tasked with turning the franchise around.

Owner Andrew Barroway, CEO Steve Patterson, general manager and president of hockey operations John Chayka, and new head coach Rick Tocchet were on hand to answer questions, and shed light on the direction they intend on taking the Coyotes.

Here are three takeaways from what they discussed:

The ongoing arena saga

Everybody knows the Coyotes need a different place to play, and Barroway guaranteed the club will strike a deal for a new arena under his tenure, though he didn't ensure when it will happen.

The trouble in finding a new home certainly hasn't been from a lack of trying. A proposed partnership with Arizona State was nixed after the university pulled out from the deal in February. Elsewhere, the relationship between the Coyotes and their current home in Glendale has been tumultuous at best, as the city canceled their long-term lease agreement in 2015, opting to work on a year-to-year basis.

In March, commissioner Gary Bettman said the Coyotes "cannot and will not remain in Glendale." But before you get excited at the prospect of relocation, staying in Arizona is the immediate plan for the organization.

Tocchet was an instant fit

After the abrupt firing of Dave Tippett last month, Arizona concluded its search for a replacement by luring former player Rick Tocchet from his assistant gig in Pittsburgh.

Chayka said they chose Tocchet after he nailed the interview process, and he believes his new coach will have a tremendous impact on the development of the Coyotes' young core, which features top picks Clayton Keller, Dylan Strome, and Jakob Chychrun, among others.

"He's a communicator. He's a developer. He's a challenger," Chayka said.

Tocchet, meanwhile, was adamant about making it known he wants to let his players play, allowing them to skate freely using their skill and speed - a strategy Pittsburgh employed en route to back-to-back Stanley Cups.

Building a consistent winner

Beyond the front-office shake up, Arizona made numerous roster moves this offseason as well. Out are captain Shane Doan and longtime netminder Mike Smith, and in are Derek Stepan, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Antti Raanta. Each of those players is a significant upgrade, and the Coyotes' on-ice product appears to be working in unison with its new executives in terms of creating a winner.

"Although there's a lot of work to do, I know hockey is going to be a long-term success here in the Valley of the Sun," Patterson said.

With quality veterans now in place, a youthful core to complement a players-first coach, and a management team driven to find success in the desert, it appears the Coyotes are, at last, on the right track to find sustainable success.

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