BC gave him a shot at center for about 9 games with Newhook and Rasanen playing a good amount of minutes and it didn’t work great. He played decently but it didn’t allow him to play with the same freedom as he has as a winger. In the past 10 games his assertiveness is way up, he’s not thinking when making plays and is playing at a higher speed. It’s not that he played badly as a center but he’s just much better as a winger. I think his ceiling is a lot higher as a winger too.
They definitely could especially if Newhook leaves. Always the biggest worry is a player getting discouraged because they’re trying to adjust to a different position. I think all too often people misjudge how hard it is to play center vs. wing, and it goes both ways too.
Well that's just it. If he shows his qualities way more on the wing, just keep developing him on the wing. Don't try to force him into a different position just to be cute or smart.
This looks much less hopeful workout Byfield, though. Minny are currently 12th worst league wide, and very unlikely to finish worse than 8th worst. So their shot at Byfield is very, very small, they need to get extremely lucky. It’s wayyyy more likely that they make the playoffs than miss the lottery.
Looked like an old school Silfverberg shot. He actually can develop into a Silfverberg like player imo.
