Capable of doing it all, smart enough not to. Think about that one for a second. Some of the best defensemen in the game, at any level, know when to keep things simple and make the *smart* play as opposed to the *big* play. Stenman has all the weapons in his arsenal to wire a pass cross-ice through a zone-and-a-half to hit a curling winger and spring them on a breakaway. He also possesses the intelligence – and patience – to know that ‘glass-and-out’ is a tried and true option as well. Steady, reliable, smart, effective and patient… that’s a lot of checkmarks and precisely why I’m calling Stenman the best defenseman in the state.