Player Discussion Tim Stützle - (C) - Part VI

[Agent Zuuuub]

Patrick Kane was able to do it as a winger

Yea but Patrick Kane was more a neutral zone carrier and backed people off with his hands because he didn't have blazing speed.

Stutzle is able to use blazing speed.

The closest comparable in play style to Stutzle are McDavid, Barzal, Thomas and they all play C. They are all most valuable and most natural at that position.

IF you put them on the wing they are waiting around too much, when their biggest asset is when they get their legs pumping.

 

[swiftwin]

I’d probably rather see Norris on the wing than stutzle. Pinto is a definite C

Norris is excellent defensively. It's a waste to put him on the wing.

Keep all 3 at C. Center depth is hugely important. I don't know why we need to move one to the wing.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Norris is excellent defensively. It's a waste to put him on the wing.

Keep all 3 at C. Center depth is hugely important. I don't know why we need to move one to the wing.

He is averaging almost 19 minutes a game at center, barely below Stutzle, so safe to say Green is a fan of him at center and trusting him there. Don't think he's moving off any time soon.

 

[NyQuil]

We saw how much Stutzle excelled to a whole new level moving from wing to centre.

The face offs will come.

We need him in a position to go east-west just as much as he goes north-south.

Norris is excellent defensively. It's a waste to put him on the wing.

Keep all 3 at C. Center depth is hugely important. I don't know why we need to move one to the wing.

This.

And, as has become apparent, paper off-season lineups last about 3 games before someone gets injured.

Centre depth may end up being one of the few advantages we have in our brutal division.