Tom Polakis
Next expansion
I was curious how last season's players are currently doing, so I looked up stats for players with more than 25 games with Arizona last season, and put together this table. Since I'm not that much of a fan of gauging defensemen by their offensive numbers, I looked at ice time, and noted which pairing they're on. Crouse is the only player in the table who is still with the organization.
Before I looked at any of the numbers, I can't say that there's one player who I miss, and looking at the numbers didn't change my mind. Perhaps Vrbata will go on one of his streaks. Otherwise, Murphy and Stone are 3rd-pairing guys on decent defensive teams, Burmistrov and Jooris are somehow still in the NHL, and Hanzal's production is low and he's injured again.
Before I looked at any of the numbers, I can't say that there's one player who I miss, and looking at the numbers didn't change my mind. Perhaps Vrbata will go on one of his streaks. Otherwise, Murphy and Stone are 3rd-pairing guys on decent defensive teams, Burmistrov and Jooris are somehow still in the NHL, and Hanzal's production is low and he's injured again.