There were times last season where Jakob Chychrun felt like a liability.
A second major knee surgery before his 21st birthday meant Chychrun was behind the eight ball yet again as he entered the 2018-19 season without a full training camp and with a great deal of discomfort.
But now, Chychrun looks like the player whom the Coyotes signed to a six-year, 27.6 million contract last season. For the first time in a while, he looks like an elite defenseman.
"I find him to be more aggressive," Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said of Chychrun.