Laurent Dauphin

It's been quite the whirlwind for Dauphin in the early stages of his career, as he's only appeared in 34 games at hockey's highest level. A draft-day trade to Chicago following the 2016-17 campaign added a temporary wrinkle of discontinuity in charting his progress, and Dauphin will need a substantial offensive jolt to improve upon his 0.52 points-per-game pace -- accrued over 158 AHL games between Rockford and Tucson -- before one can realistically expect him to work full-time in the NHL. Still, the Yotes reacquired “Flipper” in the Anthony Duclair trade last January and re-signed him to a one-year, two-way deal, so he should at least be a more consistent depth option for the young club this time around.