SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With Max Domi, Brendan Perlini, Dylan Strome, Anthony Duclair, Nick Merkley, Christian Dvorak and Laurent Dauphin, there is plenty of potential in the Coyotes’ forward pipeline.

With all the talk of those up-and-comers, however, it’s easy to lose sight of a player who has already made a mark at the NHL level.

“When you talk about Tobi Rieder, I think you’ll see a very confident young player coming into camp,” coach Dave Tippett said Monday. “His first year was about getting a feel for the NHL game. Now, he’s an established young player who knows he belongs here.”

Rieder’s backstory is one Coyotes fans loved to trot out to Edmonton fans before the Oilers leapfrogged Arizona in the 2015 NHL Draft Lottery and earned the right to select Connor McDavid.

Originally drafted by Edmonton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, Rieder’s rights were traded to Arizona on March 29, 2013 for forward Kale Kessy in one of Steve Tambellini’s final acts as Edmonton’s GM. Kessy missed most of the AHL season last year with a knee injury.

Rieder only added to Oilers’ fans’ misery when he scored a pair of shorthanded goals 58 seconds apart — an NHL rookie record — in a 5-2 win on December 1 in Edmonton. Rieder started the 2014-15 season with Portland of the AHL, but once he was recalled on Nov. 2, he never went back down.

He finished the season with 13 goals and 21 points in 72 games, but his stats didn’t begin to tell the tale.

“He’s a player that really has continued to expand his game, but the thing that makes him a good player is he can play in any situation,” Tippett said. “He’s good on the penalty kill, he can play the power play and he can play against top players.”

The next step for Rieder is to elevate his offensive game. Tippett likes the fact that Rieder is generating chances and is often around chances, but he wants to see Rieder finish more of those chances.

“This summer I shot a lot of pucks and a big part of it is just wanting to score goals, getting that mentality,” Rieder said. “I try to use my speed as much as I can and get around the net. I think I have a pretty good feel around the net of knowing where the puck could come out and that’s where I create my chances. Like Tip said, now it’s about finishing; it’s about putting the puck in the net.”

Rieder had 42 goals in the 2011-12 season with Kitchener of the OHL, and 28 goals in his only full season with Portland (2-13-14), but translating that to the next level is a big leap. In the meantime, Tippett knows he can count on Rieder to play a smart, sound game.

“Playing with all these great players and playing at this level and speed, you just learn so much on how to play the game the right way,” Rieder said. “It was great that the coach put his trust in me and put me out in all situations, but I’m trying to push everything to another level.”

Tippett has pondered putting Rieder on a line with center Brad Richardson, a free-agent acquisition, and right wing Shane Doan.

“That would be great because I played with Doaner a lot of last year and I’m pretty confident playing with him,” Rieder said. “I feel like he knows where I’m at on the ice and the other way around. Plus, he’s such a great guy on and off the ice. It gives you a lot of confidence playing with a guy like that.”

With limited scoring options among their veterans and tempered expectations accompanying their young prospects, the Coyotes will probably struggle to score goals again this season. If Rieder can take a step forward in that department, it could help ease some of the burden on others.

“I don’t want to put numbers on it but I think the offensive part of his game can grow,” Tippett said. “And I think it will grow.”

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