Summer Skate: Phoenix Coyotes

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Using the VUKOTA projection system of Puck Prospectus, Insider takes the temperature of key players on every NHL team. For a detailed explanation of Prospectus' proprietary GVT value metric, read more here.

Summer Skate -- Phoenix Coyotes

The Coyotes, coming off one of their most successful seasons in years, acquired Ray Whitney -- but lost both Matthew Lombardi and Zbynek Michalek to free agency. Can they get back to the playoffs? The talent is there, but there are also some negative signs, including a 14-6 shootout record that could easily regress, as could their team .922 save percentage.

For the full breakdown on the Coyotes -- who's rising, who's falling and who's next -- you need to be an ESPN Insider.

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