Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney was interviewed on their website today.

Some quick notable items:

• Even with the signing of David Aebischer, they are still looking for that top tier goaltender
• Building a championship franchise takes time and he learned to be patient thanks to N.Y. Rangers GM Glen Sather
• He is looking to get the infrastructure in place and then moving forward to improving the hockey club
• He thinks that Ed Jovanovski will have a terrific season (note: despite reports to the contrary from this guy it looks like he is staying)
• Maloney was teammates with John Davidson, president of the St. Louis Blues
• He reminds us that before the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup, their building was half-full (yep, it’s true. I was there and still bought tickets), which compares to our market. Success breeds success; they have to do things right.

Pretty good interview, but I’m still awaiting news on the signing of Keith Ballard.

Original post by PB

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