Arizona Coyotes 2015-16 Player Grades: Connor Murphy

With the Arizona Coyotes 2015-16 season complete, it’s time to dive into each player’s performance and make a final tally on how they fared in the 2015-16 season.

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Connor Murphy recently received a six-year, $23.1M deal on the strength of his potential and his performance last season.

Murphy found himself scratched by Head Coach Dave Tippett early on in the season.

Tipp’s move must’ve been the wakeup call #5 needed.

When he returned to the lineup and eventually linked with all-world defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, the pairing really took off.

The youngster rejoined the team and for a time helped the group push into playoff relevancy on the back of repeated strong…