Player Prompt:

The plan for Meta Knight, and the Monarchs was always for him to take a step forward this season. With him progressing throughout the season to solidify his spot as the top center on the depth chart, it worked out about as expected. Part of the territory when you have a rebuilding team and it is in the transition period to bring in the new guard. You have to make room for the people coming up to shine, so they can get their points, minutes, and most importantly get time on the ice with their long-term teammates to build up that chemistry and keep an eye on the future with your peers. That being said, it was a bit of a surprise seeing how well the offensive output was from the top line, Meta Knight included, with him being a very key play driver in terms of corsi/fenwick on the team (top in both for most of the season, not sure if all). Looking back on the year now, it would have been nice to see more points on the board, similar to Piastris 80+ instead of only being the 60s, especially with the focus on being a big assist guy, but it just didn't really materialize this season. It probably happened because the line deployment was focused on his wingers being a bit cheaty on defensive zone coverage, so it makes sense to have fewer points than probably deserved, but it still always hurts a little bit looking back at the season and knowing you probably could have gotten another 10-15 assists and 5-10 goals if things just worked out a little better for you. But with the team improving many times over for the next few seasons, the performance should only get better!