Kammala wannan jumla: Samun Jeremy Roenick da Jiri Dopita ta Flyers a lokacin rani na 2001 ya bar Langkow, mai iyakanceccen 'yanci, a matsayin mutum mai ban mamaki a Philadelphia. An ba shi zuwa Phoenix Coyotes a musayar zagaye na biyu a cikin NHL Entry Draft na 2002 (Dan Sprang) da zagaye na farko a
2003 (Jeff Carter). Ba za a iya amincewa da kwangila ba, Langkow da Coyotes sun tafi sulhu inda aka ba shi kwangilar shekaru biyu da darajar dala miliyan 4.2. Ya yi tasiri nan da nan tare da Phoenix, inda ya zira kwallaye na farko a cikin aikinsa a cikin nasara 5 zuwa 2 a kan Washington Capitals a wasan farko na Coyotes. Ya gama kakar wasa ta 2001-02 a matsayin shugaban kungiyar tare da maki 62. Ya sake komawa zuwa maki 52 a 2002 <unk> 03, amma ya zira kwallaye na 100 a wasan sa na 500 a ranar 30 ga Disamba, 2002, nasarar 4 <unk> 3 a kan Edmonton Oilers. Ya gama na biyu a cikin tawagar da aka zira kwallaye da maki 52, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin kyaftin na Coyotes a lokacin kakar 2003-04.