Quoting: benjgc
Boone is horribly miscast as a 1C IMO. Sillinger belongs in the top 6, and Roslovic might too. But with Gaudreau on the wing, a guy who's a legit 2C can produce like a 1C (see: Lindholm, Elias).
Quoting: benjgc
Boone is horribly miscast as a 1C IMO. Sillinger belongs in the top 6, and Roslovic might too. But with Gaudreau on the wing, a guy who's a legit 2C can produce like a 1C (see: Lindholm, Elias).
Horribly miscast??? Ok, hold up now, that’s a pretty far stretch when he’s been our best center for the past three seasons. The infatuation with putting them on the wing came from Tortorella, because the team severely lacked heavy forechecking wings at the time. He was always put back into the middle because he was better than all the other options we had. I understand that’s a low bar with the center depth we have had the past few years, but Jenner has always played great there.
Now, I will cede that he is not properly cast as our first line center because he lacks elite speed and play making skills, but he is an excellent middle six center, of the caliber I believe to be that guy on a championship team. He has the hard-working, grinding attitude/mentality that teams need in guys to win it all. When have had good centers he has also thrives on the wing, but when he has been asked to be the F1 on the fourth check, he gets less chances around the net. At center he is able to play more around the net. His in close play IMO is his greatest strength aside from his motor. He’ll succeed wherever they put him, but he is not horribly miscast as a center.