Coyotes' Aucoin Played Through Groin Injury: Adrian Aucoin revealed that he had been playing during the postseason with a groin injury, Craig Morgan of FOX Arizona reports. (Updated 05/25/2012)
Injury Report
Groin - (Updated - 5/24/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Adrian Aucoin had his quietest year offensively in the last three seasons, with nine points in 64 games (he had 22 points in 75 games in 2010 and 28 in 82 games in 2009). As a free agent this offseason, it would be a surprise to see Aucoin back in the desert, especially given the pool of young blue line talent the Coyotes have stockpiled. (Updated 05/25/2012).
02/17/2012 01:20 Coyotes' Smith posts fourth shutout
Mike Smith posted his fourth shutout of the season after getting into first-period altercation with Anze Kopitar, Radim Vrbata tied a career high with his 27th goal, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Thursday.
02/06/2012 22:44 Smith stops 30 shots for Coyotes in win
Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.
The 38-year-old blueliner saw his scoring numbers dwindle in 2010-11 as he tallied just three goals, but Aucoin remained a fair source of defensive points (22) and his plus-18 rating made him a potential fantasy option. Don't expect much to change heading into 2011-12; at best, Aucoin is a fringe fantasy option if you need a good source for plus/minus rating, but don't expect much by way of goal-scoring. (Updated 10/4/11)
