Coyotes interested in extending Vermette

AZCentral.com outlines just how valuable Antoine Vermette was to the Phoenix Coyotes this season.

His five-year, $18.75 million contract has one year left on it beyond 2013-14, so he and the Coyotes could get an extension done after July 1 if each side was so inclined.

"I like it here," Vermette said. "I haven't thought a lot about it. It's really quick, but we'll see what's going to present itself and we'll listen."

General Manager Don Maloney offered this: "Yeah, we'd like to do something. But as we've learned, whether we're able to do something, that's another story."

Source: Sarah McLellan, AZCentral.com