FrankSidebottom
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Should Jack Hughes be moved to the wing?
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You don't move someone who's thriving at center because they can't win faceoffs. He's only taken 102 faceoffs this year, looks like they have Erik Haula take the majority of that line's faceoffs who is at 59%.
Doesn't seem like much of a problem.
Doesn't seem like much of a problem.
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Imagine thinking faceoffs are so important as to move one of the best young centers in the league.
Awful take.
Nathan MacKinnon is also poor at face-offs. Just have someone else from his line take face-offs.
Clam Jensen
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No, unequivocally. He’s an incredible center who just isn’t great at face offs, which quite frankly, aren’t that important.
TheGoldenJet
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I think faceoffs are greatly undervalued in this thread so far. Bruins have set plays after offensive zone faceoff wins to catch the other team napping and they generate a good amount of chances and some highlight reel type goals. But with a talent like Hughes, just shelter his weakness and have another guy take the majority of the faceoffs like they have been doing apparently. No need to move him off the spot permanently.
King Karl
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Just need to take the Stutzle approach - his linemates (Giroux and Tkachuk) are both fantastic at draws and can take the important ones.
BringTheReign
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The puck needs to be on Hughes stick as much as possible. The best way to do that is to play center.
Faceoffs are important where score effects come into play, but they're overblown by traditional hockey media.
Faceoffs are important where score effects come into play, but they're overblown by traditional hockey media.
goonybird
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He has other people take his faceoffs quite frequently and they're on a 12-game heater so I'd say he's doing pretty OK
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MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
Most shifts don’t start with a faceoff, the gap between the best and worst face off takers true talent wise is like realistically 20%, and you can also have other guys sub in for some of them.
Just a laughable 1996 era take
Just a laughable 1996 era take
Killing Joke
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Draisaitl was taking the majority of faceoffs for McDavid when they were playing on a line together.
It's not anything new, and it's a stupid reason to suggest someone move to wing.
It's not anything new, and it's a stupid reason to suggest someone move to wing.
biturbo19
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Definitely not. He's demonstrated that he's comfortable and productive actually playing Center. Most of his game is built around speed and handling the puck, like a center.
If you're really concerned, it's not hard to just have a Winger or a second Center out there for critical draws with him. Faceoffs can be important at key times, but there's no rule saying the Center even has to take them. Plenty of players/linemates have switched off like that over the years.
If you're really concerned, it's not hard to just have a Winger or a second Center out there for critical draws with him. Faceoffs can be important at key times, but there's no rule saying the Center even has to take them. Plenty of players/linemates have switched off like that over the years.
Charlie Conway
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Definitely not. A big part of the Devils strength is being able to roll out Hischier and Hughes on different lines.
But if you want to do the rest of the league a favor, please go ahead.
But if you want to do the rest of the league a favor, please go ahead.
DudeWhereIsMakar
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I think he'd be a better player on the wing if I'm being honest. Similar to Patrick Kane, but he is good at centre too. I just think he can do a lot more on the wing than he does at centre.
