Jordan Staal Still Brings the Heat in Hockey’s Coldest Role

Jordan Staal has spent a long NHL career doing the kind of work that only gets noticed when it goes missing. He has been the center coaches trust, the matchup problem opponents hate, and the steady hand every room needs when the game gets greasy. This piece digs into why his value still shows up in all the places casual fans usually skip right past, and why that matters when the margins in this league get razor thin.