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Originally Posted by Blueshirt Believer
As far as Dubi playing center: He looks far more comfortable as a pivot than as wing(especially defensively). He has no wing like instincts, has poor net presence, can't set up screens. Pretty much his physicality on the boards is the only thing he offers as wing.
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Really couldn't disagree more. He's a nightmare at center, especially offensively. He fancies himself a playmaker, but he's incredibly indecisive. He has some kind of whacky sense of offensive creativity, but he's not a strong enough technical passer to pull off the crap he tries. His vision with the puck isn't practical. He needs to be saddled with as little responsibility as possible, because the more decisions he has to make, the more he screws up. He has shown plenty of times the ability to do what is necessary to play wing. His problem is that all of his instincts are messed up. He still hasn't figured out what his role is, and that's why he's a poor decision maker.
Defensively, it makes no difference what position he plays. Offensively, the only way he'll ever play center in this league consistently is either with a great playmaker on his wing or on a line with limited offensive expectations.