The Arizona Coyotes have shown some improvement on defense in their 6-2-1 run over the past few weeks.
While there are still a lot of strides to be made and one could argue that goaltending has been the biggest part of the team’s recent success, it’s hard to quibble with the growth of a few of the defenders.
Michael Stone has shown a huge growth to his offensive game in 2015-16. Averaging 22:59 of time on ice, the fifth-year veteran has achieved career high totals in goals, assists, and points this season after spending a good chunk of the early part of 2015-16 paired with Oliver Ekman-Larsson.