Dennis Reynolds
I have to have my tools!
Nah.You don't know what you're talking about.
If every team had a 6'4 speedy forward who can slot in at centre or the wing and scored 16-goals in the NHL last season down on their farm team, then every team in the NHL would have a wildly incompetent General Manager for having that player in the AHL.
Your very first point shows you know nothing. He isn't 6'4". And the size that he does have, he could certainly use better.
While he might have speed in a straight line, he's a terrible skater. Agility, lateral movement, balance, transitions, all awful.
DOC playing center is so rare, I'm not sure it's ever happened in the NHL.
And you want to point to outlier stats? Drake Caiggula had a 13-goal season with the Oilers at a higher GPG rate than DOC ever has. So what?
Jesse Puljujarvi is what you're describing. He's literally in the Pens farm system right now, and even with his double hip surgery, he's a better player than DOC will ever be.
Do you follow this sport like.. at all?