Every NHL team has one -- the player it can't win without.
With the league on pause until at least Tuesday, we've combed through each roster to find the player having the biggest impact. Sometimes it was easy to spot that player, in other instances, a closer look was required.
The bottom line is that an indispensable player is greater than the sum of his stats. He's the player a team can't afford to lose, the true backbone of its success -- often both on and off the ice.
Some clubs have a few good candidates who fit the bill.