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He can sleep at night knowing this – he has nothing of value remaining in Phoenix.

So, he’s got that going for him.

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Because the rest of his life is a bit scattered. Not that David Schlemko has lost track entirely.

• In Dallas – two cars, one golden retriever (Max), one freshly broken lease.

• In Medicine Hat – one wife (Kristin), one daughter (Ava).

• In Sturgeon County, Alta. – one home.

Phoenix is where he started the National Hockey League season before the Arizona Coyotes put him on waivers.

Jan. 3, the Dallas Stars yanked him off waivers.

March 1, the Flames yanked him off waivers.

“You know what? It’s been a trying year,” Schlemko, 27, says during a quiet moment on the road. “I’m excited to be here. It’s making hockey a lot of fun again. I’m just trying to ride that out.”

Uprooted again, his young family is currently visiting friends and family in Medicine Hat – which is where Kristin grew up and where Schlemko skated in the Western Hockey League.