"The Coyotes obtained center Cal O'Reilly from the Nashville Predators Friday for a fourth-round draft pick in 2012. O'Reilly, 25, is currently day to day with a groin injury and likely will not play Saturday against the Kings at Jobing.com Arena.
The move comes a day after the agent for Kyle Turris said the young holdout center wants to be traded, something Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney said he will not do.
"(O'Reilly) is good young center ice man, very clever, creative," General Manager Don Maloney said. "I'm not overly optimistic that Kyle will sign with us this season. However, the door is always open for him to return. O'Reilly is a good player. We've targeted him for a while, a clever center iceman, quick.""