Though I usually patrol the blueline for my club team in NHL 24 6v6 EASHL play when we have a full squad, I've recently been playing the center position during the Season 4 Club Finals, in which our team has gone 16-2.
Even though I'm a defenceman at heart, I have played over 100 games at center this year, and have found a build that I enjoy using that has been very effective.
The entire purpose of this centerman build is to act as a screen while facing your defencemen for tip opportunities. We use Big Tipper as our zone ability to increase our player's ability to reach for deflections. Total Eclipse helps with that screen effect that allows your defencemen to score with their point shots.
The other big reason why I use the Grinder preset class is the attribute levels you get in body checking, stick checking, and defensive awareness. If you're like me and play a bit more defensively wanting to stop counterattacks, having these three attributes above 80 really helps your ability to create turnovers and intercept passes.
The one main downside to this build is only having 75 deking, since we need to put all our points into getting our faceoffs up to 90.
Give this player build a try and have fun redirecting those pucks!
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