Coyotes President & CEO Xavier Gutierrez "might be sincere in the Coyotes' desire to 'be a part of the solution,'" but drafting Mitchell Miller in the fourth round "was a mistake, maybe one that wouldn’t have been made had new General Manager Bill Armstrong been running the draft," according to Kent Somers of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. Somers: "When sports executives and coaches start talking about addressing racism and bullying by drafting someone who has exhibited those very qualities, my inclination is to look for higher ground so my shoes don't get ruined." But "we all know what's happening here." Either Miller is "so good at hockey that the Coyotes were willing [to] take the risk," or he is "good at hockey and the Coyotes didn't do enough homework on his past." Miller's hockey career "shouldn't end because he bullied another kid all through school," and he "should be able to continue to pursue his dreams, and, eventually prove that he's sincerely remorseful and a good citizen." Somers: "Just let him do it elsewhere, instead of in the employment of [a] team that needs to learn to pay its bills before taking on society's ills" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/28).
