Eh, there are many players that can create some offense that aren’t superstars. Vesey creates very little. But he’s also not good enough defensively. So it’s just an awkward situation with him. How is his passing overrated? Just because he makes one or two good passes once in a while does not make him a good passer. Being a good passer is about consistency. And Vesey makes more bad passes than most players I’ve seen.
Hockey IQ? It’s having good awareness of the game, having good vision of the ice, knowing where the puck is going to be (not where it already is), and feeling around your teammates and opponents (hockey sense).