NHL’s top 7 player experiments: Laine at center, Lafrenière’s top-six chance and more

Just over a week into the 2023-24 NHL season, we're seeing a few players in roles that are bigger, notably different or unexpected.

Sometimes you’ll flip the TV to a random game or see a team’s line combinations online and wonder: Why is that guy being used so high in the lineup? Or why is that player in a different position? It’s not that you think it’s wrong — in many cases, it’s the best option — but it sparks curiosity because it’s something new. Advertisement Just over a week into the 2023-24 season, we’re already seeing countless players in roles that are bigger, notably different or unexpected. They’re new looks.

, The experiment: Top-pair, all-situations role on the right side The stats: 3GP, 0G-1A-1P, 26:03 ATOI How he’s looked so far: Ekman-Larsson’s top-pair, all-situations role — including quarterbacking PP1 — was necessitated by ’s and ’s injuries. OEL’s a key wild-card player for multiple reasons. He’s tasked with not only helping to keep the Panthers’ blue line afloat until Ekblad and Montour get healthy, but he could be a second-pair left-side option even when they return.

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