NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes Forward Available for Trade

According to Craig Morgan, Nick Bjugstad is one of the Arizona Coyotes' trade pieces as we lead up to this year's deadline.

This is not surprising to hear, as Bjugstad is one of the Coyotes' pending unrestricted free agents. Although he is not a star, he certainly is a quality bottom-six forward who brings physicality and decent secondary scoring in the process. As a result, we should expect to see several playoff teams try to bring him in for more depth before the deadline passes.

Bjugstad has quietly been having a very good season with the Coyotes, too, as he has 10 goals to go along with 18 points in 43 games. Overall, all of these reasons make it very likely that the 6-foot-6 center will find a new home before the trade deadline is officially here.