Strengths: Skating, size, puck skills, hands, shot, FO's, defense
Weaknesses: Too often he shoots bad quality shots instead of making a pass he should, hockey IQ is iffy
He's best at scoring goals, so he needs to play with guys who can get him the puck. He's part of the team's best line with Kreider and Buchnevich. Kreider's a really good puck retriever and he's among the best in the league in front of the net, thats his role on the line, although he can also chip in with creating scoring chances. Usually Zibanejad and Buchnevich do the playmaking, and they do work pretty well together. Zibanejad is slightly more of a shooter, Buchnevich slightly more of a playmaker, but they can both do either the playmaking or goal scoring. Another reason why the line is so good is that all three are big and good skaters, they are hard to move off the puck, along with being a really skilled line, so they generate excellent possession numbers.
He's had two injuries now, which has slowed him down some. He could be a 1C, I wouldn't say a top 10 center, but maybe 10-20 range in the league, depending on what he shows the next few years.
Strengths, weaknesses, injuries, history, projection, what types of players he works best with, what kind of C / wings would best complement him, etc. Thanks
