The case could be made that Stone is their most reliable goal scorer on the roster. Last season, he ranked 3rd on the team with 23 goals. The only two players who ranked ahead of him were Mike Hoffman and Zack Smith.
Smith lead the league in shooting percentage on his way to netting 25 goals, but taking away last season, his NHL career doesn’t quite match up to those rates.
Coming into last season, Smith had played in 319 career NHL games and scored 39 goals. He made nice strides, but let’s see if he can duplicate it before we put him on the same level as guys like Stone and Hoffman.