The Coyotes name may be changed, but this could be a long season in the desert as the owner has placed budget constraints on the team, and they did little to improve themselves. In fact, they may take a step back as Radim Vrbata and his 20 goals from last season have departed to Vancouver. The Jets have a bit more firepower here with four players that all reached the 20 goal mark last season are returning. Mike Ribeiro is also gone from a weak Arizona attack, making two of their top four scorers from last season gone for 2014-15. The Coyotes finished 1-7 last season, and that might be how they start in 2014-15. The Jets are 4-0 in the last four meetings, and should get off to a quick start and valued road win. Take Winnipeg.
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