Busy Coyotes make 7 trades at deadline

[JonLP24]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Broke or not, the Phoenix Coyotes did some serious beefing up for their playoff run.

The team, purchased out of bankruptcy by the NHL as the league tries to work out a deal with a potential buyer, made seven trades shortly before Wednesday's deadline.

In the most significant move, Phoenix acquired left wing Wojtek Wolski from the Colorado Avalanche for forwards Peter Mueller and Kevin Porter.

The 24-year-old Wolski has 17 goals and 30 assists this season in 62 games. The 21-year-old Mueller has had another disappointing follow-up to his outstanding rookie season. He has four goals and 13 assists in 54 games after getting 13 goals and 23 assists in 72 games last year. In 2007-08, Mueller had 22 goals and 32 assists in 82 games. Porter has spent most of the season with the Coyotes' minor league affiliate in San Antonio.

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In other deals, the Coyotes traded for defenseman Derek Morris from Boston, defenseman Mathieu Schneider from Vancouver, right wing Lee Stempniak from Toronto, center Petteri Nokelainen from Anaheim, left wing Alexandre Picard from Columbus, and goaltender Miika Wiikman from New York.

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Paging Forkboy... is this good news for my team? :)