The Arizona Coyotes' defense is in serious need of improvement. Oliver Ekman-Larsson is an excellent defenseman, but he can't support the blue-line all by himself. Connor Murphy, Klas Dahlbeck, and former Coyote Brandon Gormley did not become the all-around #2 guy Arizona have been looking for, and Michael Stone appears to have hit his ceiling as a middle pairing defender and second unit power play specialist.
Arizona has an incredibly bright future with Max Domi, Anthony Duclair, Dylan Strome, and Christian Dvorak in the mix among many other excellent forward prospects.