MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Shane Doan held together the NHL's youngest team while getting a career high in points. He played most of January with a broken hand and was third in the league in scoring. He played all three forward positions and finished the season anchoring a line with rookies Peter Mueller and Kyle Turris.

MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER
Left wing Mike York is likely one of the odd men out next season. The veteran, who joined the team as a free agent, was counted on to regain his offensive touch, but he could only muster six goals and eight assists in 63 games. York, an unrestricted free agent, was a healthy scratch multiple times this season.

FREE AGENT FOCUS
One key unrestricted free agent is right wing Radim Vrbata, who had his best offensive season despite tailing off at the end. Another is right wing Craig Weller, who supplied toughness. Both likely will be back. Center Niko Kapanen and left wing Mathias Tjarnqvist also are unrestricted free agents who performed well on special teams. But they might be victims of a numbers game.

PLAYER NOTES

--LW Daniel Winnik was one of the big surprises for the team last season. He exhibited good stick-handling and was not afraid to mix it up along the boards. With his rookie year behind him, he will now be expected to contribute more offensively. He appears to have the talent to be a 20- to 25-goal scorer.

--The Coyotes signed Hobey Baker Award winner Kevin Porter and his Michigan teammate Chad Kolarik to entry-level contract. Brett MacLean, who starred for Oshawa in the OHL, also signed. All three were sent to San Antonio, with Porter and Kolarik seeing time in the AHL playoffs.

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