Small sample size, but underlying numbers are loving Laine at 1C. It’s interesting how in slides 5–6 (the 2 games last season), his defensive impact was negative, but he’s far in the positive for each of the recent preseason games where he played center. He must have absorbed a lot of knowledge about his responsibilities down the middle over the summer. I’m sure the new system helps, too.
Personally, I think he passes the eye test. Also, he’s always going to outperform his expected offensive metrics because his shot is so lethal, so these cards don’t tell the full story.
Excited to see where this goes.
by Eddo-The-Elephant
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Provorov really that bad on D huh?