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Player Grades 2017: Peter Holland, Another Coyotes center experiment

Center depth concerns are about as ubiquitous with the Arizona Coyotes organization as constant relocation rumors. This year was no exception, and Peter Holland is a good case study for the phenomenon.

Holland's Coyotes story starts with a broken leg. The Coyotes' center depth took a huge hit early after news broke that Brad Richardson was gone for the year. Shortly after that, the Coyotes sent Dylan Strome back to Erie - a move that resulted in All-Star accolades and an OHL championship for the Coyotes prospect.

Enter Holland, a former first-round pick who hadn't quite broken out yet (to put it in kind terms) in parts of four NHL seasons, mostly as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.