It appears that contract talks haven't progressed much between the Phoenix Coyotes and Mikkel Boedker. After scoring 15 points in the first 20 games of 2013, he managed 11 in 24. The 23-year-old decided against applying for arbitration, so this situation doesn't have the natural pressure of a hearing deadline.

MIkkel Boedker's agent believes there's a good chance his client will reach an agreement to remain with the Coyotes. The pending restricted free agent is expected to receive a qualifying offer from the team prior to Monday's deadline, but Boedker's agent, Jarrett Bousquet, thinks the the two sides will come to an agreement. "They reached out to us shortly after the season and said they want to start talking," Bousquet said. "I'm confident that we're going to reach a fair deal for sure."

Mikkel Boedker said he wants to add a mean streak to his game before next season. Boedker has been accused of playing "too nice" by his general manager, Don Maloney. It's not something Boedker disagree with, saying he needs to learn to be a little "grumpy" in certain situations. Boedker also needs to work on his consistency in the offensive zone. The 23-year old had four goals and 15 points over his first 20 games but just three goals and 11 points over his final 28 contests.

Mikkel Boedker and the Coyotes were shut out in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Blues on Thursday night. Boedker snapped a four-game pointless drought with a pair of markers in Tuesday's win over the Kings, but he was held off the scoresheet in this loss, as were the rest of his teammates. The young winger fired two shots on goal and was assessed a minor penalty in the losing effort.

Mikkel Boedker tallied two goals, including one powerplay marker, in Phoenix's dominating 5-2 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday. The goals were Boedker's fifth and sixth of the season, after being held scoreless in his past six games. The speedy winger has taken on a much bigger role with the Yotes this season, playing on the team's first line alongside Martin Hanzal and Steve Sullivan. His jump in ice-time hasn't resulted in a large increase in production, but he remains a decent fantasy option for those in need of a left winger.

Mikkel Boedker was held pointless again in a 3-0 shutout loss to Nashville Thursday night. Boedker has gone scoreless in four of his last five outings and his hot start to the season seems like a distant memory. He registered a minus-1 rating and earned two penalty minutes in Thursday's loss, but he's too talented to continue slumping like this.

Mikkel Boedker potted a goal in the Coyotes' 2-0 win over the Stars on Saturday night. Even though Boedker hasn't shown too much scoring ability during what has, including this year, amounted to two seasons and parts of three others with the Coyotes, the winger is still only 23 years old. He does have some offensive upside, though, and maybe this is the year he shows it off. He has two goals and seven points on the season. Nick Johnson had the other goal.

Mikkel Boedker raised a few eyebrows in Finland during the lockout. Boedker scored 21 goals and 12 assists for 33 points in just 29 games. He also had a +16 rating, which would probably make his coach Dave Tippett happy. With just 11 goals and 24 points in a full 2011-12 season, it's probably foolish to expect too much, although he had a point in every other 2012 playoff contest.

Mikkel Boedker reached the 20-goal mark in the SM-liiga on Friday in a 4-1 win over Assat. The Phoenix winger has been outstanding in Finland with 30 points in 28 games. Boedker hasn't been able to get over the 11-goal plateau in the NHL during his career yet, but he did show some potential that he is ready to break out after a strong playoff performance. Boedker could be a player to watch when the NHL resumes play.

Mikkel Boedker scored Lukko's only goal in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of TPS on Wednesday. The marker was his 19th of the season his 29th point in 27 games overseas in Finland. Former NHLer Brian Willsie scored two goals for TPS Turku to help lead his team to victory.