Coyotes' Morris Back After Leave Of Absence: Derek Morris returned Sunday from his leave of absence to attend to a sick family member. (Updated 03/19/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Derek Morris, who returned to the team Wednesday, skated for 22:37 in Sunday's shootout win over Edmonton, notching four shots on goal and a plus-1 rating. (Updated 03/19/2012).
05/17/2012 09:58 Pregame Skate: Coyotes running out of time, need Game 3 in L.A.
The Phoenix Coyotes simply can't afford to go down 3-0 with Game 4 in L.A. So they need to find a way to somehow get a win and get back in the series vs. the Kings in Thursday night's Game 3.
05/16/2012 10:35 Martin Hanzal has hearing over boarding major on Dustin Brown in Game 2
Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal has himself a meeting with Brendan Shanahan and the Department of Player Safety on Wednesday. It stems from his boarding call on Kings captain Dustin Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals that earned Hanzal a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
05/13/2012 22:55 Kings take Game 1 against Coyotes, stay perfect on road in playoffs
Dwight King scored his second goal of the game into an empty net and the Los Angeles Kings opened the Western Conference finals with a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday night to remain unbeaten on the road in the playoffs.
05/08/2012 01:10 Coyotes advance to conference finals
Mike Smith stopped 32 shots and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Monday night to earn their first trip to the Western Conference finals.
Morris, who missed the playoffs last season, finished 2010-11 with five goals, 11 assists and a minus-2 rating. He isn't an offensive-minded fantasy defender and won't reward his owners by lighting the lamp often, but if you're in a league that considers hits (117) and blocked shots (136), Morris is a solid option in deeper leagues as long as he's healthy. (Updated 10/4/11)
