COYOTES ACQUIRE DEMERS IN TRADE WITH PANTHERS

The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Jason Demers from the Florida Panthers on Sunday for forward Jamie

McGinn. Demers, 29, a righthanded shot that the Coyotes had been seeking on defense, had nine goals and 19 assists in 81 games for the Panthers last season. He has 37 goals and 134 assists in 504 career games. McGinn, 29, had nine goals and eight assists in 72 games for the Coyotes last season. He has 100 goals and 84 assists in 522 games.