For Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat, the 2016-17 campaign had its ups and downs. The 21-year old from Rodney, Ontario, set career highs in goals (16), assists (24) and points (40). However, it was quite obvious that he wasn’t ready for the number of defensive-zone starts and time against opposing top lines that he had to go through. The plus-minus stat is flawed, but ranking second-last in the league as a minus-30 is bad whichever way you put it.
But, it is part of the learning process, and Horvat believes he can be a No. 1 center one day.