I think it was Holden and Hamonic who looked good shutting other teams down, or MDZ and Hamonic. He’s been solid for us, much like Holden.
It's a work in process for sure, but Brown put up a 50 pts pace with us this year, I think he can be a complimentary top 6 player. I also see Joseph as having some untapped potential, he was pretty effective for us in his short time here so far, 12 pts and +8 in 11 games. This represents only what we have in hand right now, I doubt we start next year looking like that.
We will see how things look in October.
Most of his poor plus minus comes from EN scenarios and 4v4. Not sure why but he struggled hard with the net empty and 4v4
He should play where it helps the team the most to win & be successful, I doubt whether he cares as much as fans where he plays as long as he is contributing, he will be happy.
Love your posts aragorn because you bring a perspective we need to hear on this board, but I have to disagree with Stü on the wing. I would rather see Zaitzev on the wing to try and find somewhere he can be a positive contributor than play Stützle there (and no, I don't want to see Zaitzev on the wing).
At center Stützle looked like a new and better player. He gets neutralized physically when he plays close to the boards. In the middle he can utilize his creativity and skating so much better. He got better and better defensively as the year went on. He's still a work in progress, but he is our most talented player and should be put where he can maximize his strengths. That place is center.
Saying we should play Stü on the wing is like saying we should have played Karlsson at forward. It's a misunderstanding of his skillset, how he sees the game, and how he creates offense. I just won't have it.
This is gonna need a change when Giroux comes home next week
