If he had to, Rence Sykut would change his position from center to defenseman. He has been a strong defensive forward his whole career, so his skills should transfer well playing back on the blue line. He has always been a responsible forward with excellent defensive metrics compared to his peers at Center. He is also a stellar passer so that would help with quarterbacking a power play and making break out passes with laser precision. Few people remember that Rence actually played his second season in the SMJHL as a defenseman when there was a log jam at forward. The results were mixed, but he was still so young then and his skills, both offensive and defensive, have thoroughly blossomed since then. That said, Rence is a natural born center and has no real desire to man the blue line, but will happily do whatever his team requires of him.

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