61.   Veteran defenseman Jim Kyte is unrestricted.

62.   Veteran defenseman Larry Murphy also was hardly jubilant.

63.   Veteran defenseman Scott Stevens was behind the net, skating the puck from left to right.

64.   Veteran defenseman Don Sweeney set up his goal.

65.   Veteran defenseman Gary Galley is one of those who is guardedly enthusiastic.

66.   Veteran defenseman Michel Petit will also be moved elsewhere once he recovers from a concussion and is cleared to play.

67.   Veteran defenseman Dave Ellett said the team went against its game plan.

68.   Veteran defenseman Norm Maciver skated with the Coyotes on Monday for the first time since having a neck lesion surgically removed.

69.   Veteran defenseman Don Sweeney is out for the rest of the season with a broken left shoulder blade.

70.   Veteran defenseman Ulf Samuelsson had surgery Friday in New York to remove bone chips from his left elbow.