"I answered the phone [on draft day] and it was probably the best call of my life."
Several times during the season the Arizona Coyotes were regarded as the team with the best prospect system, with names like Dylan Strome, Christian Dvorak and Brendan Perlini. However there was one aspect to the prospect pool that was lacking and that was defensive prospects. At the 2016 NHL Draft they added a well-touted prospect in Jakob Chychrun at 16th overall, but they didn’t stop adding to their defensive depth there.