Marc Staal has been a leader for this team, and has made some positive contributions during a very difficult season. His offensive numbers are not glamorous, but his overall play has been better than it has been in years.
Staal has only sat for 18 minutes in the sin-bin, his lowest since 2011-12. Additionally, he has thrown his body in front of 93 shots this season in 63 games. At 31 years of age, Staal’s playing time has dwindled down to the lowest of his career at 18:22, but in that time he is making the most of it.