Think about some of the defensemen on this team. The Coyotes have Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Jason Demers just to name a few defensemen. Despite losing Oesterle and Hjalmarsson this season at times the team bounces back on the blue line.
When the Chicago Blackhawks traded Oesterle two years ago I never really expected him to turn into anything in the NHL. He was always the 7th defenseman rotating in every 3 or 4 games, he really has turned that around with the Coyotes.
Jordan Oesterle is averaging 16:04 minutes of ice time a night through 40 games with the Coyotes this season; he would have played in more if it wasn’t for an injury due to a puck to the head.