What has Vancouver Canucks fans most excited for the 2016-17 season is probably the new top line of Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin and Loui Eriksson. An all Swedish line that was outstanding at the 2013 IIHF World Championship and one that should always work well if we trust analytics.
When talking about player types or roles, we mostly think of terms like “sniper”, “playmaker” or “power forward”. Those terms give us a general idea for what a given player will do in the offensive zone and what kind of impact he has on his team. A “sniper” is expected to shoot a lot and get a high number of goals rather than assists.