Offensive blueliners are important in this new hockey world.
Traditionally, defenders defended and forwards attacked, but in this modern hockey world, a defensive player who can skate at speed like a scoring winger and move the puck like a playmaking center are items that are coveted like a dragon covets treasure.
The Coyotes are lucky enough to have one of the best in the world in Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, they may well have their eye on potentially one of the next great puckmovers to come from Sweden.