Yandle 'a little immune' to trade rumors

Pretty honest assessment of Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle from AZCentral.com, including forthright quotes from both Yandle and head coach Dave Tippett.

Immense credit to Yandle for helping the power play surge this season, while admitted defensive 'inconsistencies' remain in the other portion of his game.

Of particular interest was Yandle's take on the repeated trade rumors involving his him.

"Like I've always said, it's a good thing if teams are wanting you and I think it's when teams don't want you you've gotta be a little bit worried," Yandle said. "For me, it's been so long that I've gotten a little immune to it."

Also: "Coming into July 1 and obviously the draft and stuff like that, you look at your team," Yandle said. "You want us to get better, and you want to go out and get free agents and draft well, obviously. But you never know what's going to happen, and that's the nature of the business."

Source: Sarah McLellan, AZCentral.com