One of the biggest surprises so far this season has been how improved the team is on 5v5, partly due to a bolstered blue line.
Those improvements have been buoyed by guys like Troy Stecher. Though his statistics aren’t eye-popping, it seems like Stecher is just about everywhere on the ice.
Stecher has been a solid presence on the blue line. When there’s a dangerous turnover, broken play, or an odd man rush, it seems to be Stecher that arrives just in time to stop disaster. His presence is felt all over the ice and he takes smart, calculated risks offensively–usually generating scoring chances as a result.