Speers was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Saturday, per CapFriendly.
Speers has not recorded a point in two NHL games this season. The 24-year-old figures to get most of his playing time with the Roadrunners.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Back to taxi squad
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Speers was demoted to the taxi squad Wednesday.
With the Coyotes off until Sunday's matchup with Dallas, the team opted to send several players to the taxi squad and minors Wednesday, including Speers. The 24-year-old winger notched one hit and a minus-2 rating versus San Jose on Tuesday and could be recalled to the active roster versus the Stars unless players like Jay Beagle, Travis Boyd and/or Christian Fischer are cleared from the COVID-19 protocols.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Added to taxi squad
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Speers was promoted to the taxi squad from AHL Tucson on Sunday, Patrick Williams of AHL.com reports.
Speers made his NHL debut before the holiday break. The 24-year-old has just two points with a minus-10 rating through 21 AHL games this season.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Sent down Tuesday
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Speers was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Tuesday.
Speers has cycled between the Coyotes and the Roadrunners a couple of times recently, but he'll likely stay with Tucson through the holiday break.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Called up to big club
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Speers was recalled from AHL Tucson on Sunday, per the official AHL transactions list.
Speers is still looking for his first NHL point after playing three games with the Devils way back in 2016-17 and one contest this season with Arizona. It's unclear if the team is planning to insert the 24-year-old into the lineup Tuesday in Seattle.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Hits waivers Thursday
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Speers was placed on waivers by Arizona on Thursday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Speers signed a two-way deal back in early August but has not played in an NHL game since the 2016-17 season.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Lands two-way deal
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Speers signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Coyotes on Monday.
Speers appeared in just four games with AHL Tucson last season, posting a minus-1 rating with no points. He's spent the last four seasons in the AHL level and last appeared in an NHL game during the 2016-17 season with New Jersey. A third-round pick in 2015, Speers likely won't see much time with the big club this season.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Placed on waivers Monday
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Speers was placed on waivers Monday, Arizona Coyotes Insider Craig Morgan reports.
Speers, who was sent from the Devils to the Coyotes along with Taylor Hall in 2019, will likely begin the year with AHL Tucson. He had 10 points in 42 contests between the Devils and Coyotes' respective minor-league affiliates last season.
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Coyotes' Blake Speers: Sent to Arizona with Hall
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The Devils traded Speers and Taylor Hall to Arizona in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick, a 2021 conditional third-round pick, Nate Schnarr, Nick Merkley and Kevin Bahl.
Hall is the blockbuster, but Speers will help replenish the depth AHL Tucson lost in the trade. Speers -- a 22-year-old forward -- has posted 15 goals and 13 assists over 115 AHL games in his career, and he'll be a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
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Devils' Blake Speers: Assigned to AHL
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Speers was sent down to AHL Binghamton on Tuesday.
The Canadian wasn't able to survive another round of cuts, and after playing two playoff games last season for AHL Binghamton, he'll rejoin the minor-league club for the start of the 2017-18 year. Speers has excellent leadership skills and was the captain of his OHL team, and coach John Hynes is high on his potential. He could get the call to the NHL at some point this season.
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Devils' Blake Speers: Returned to juniors
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Speers was reassigned to the OHL on Monday.
Speers will head back to Sault Ste. Marie for at least the remainder of the OHL season after appearing in three games with the Devils. In those outings, the winger tallied three shots on goal and one hit while averaging just 9:29 of ice time per night. While it is possible the 19-year-old could be called up to New Jersey later in the year once the junior season is over and the 23-man roster limited is lifted, owners may not want to utilize a roster spot on Speers except perhaps in dynasty leagues.
