I see him as a 2 way #3 centre. My comparable is Igor Larionov, not physical or fast but smart and always in the right spot.
A lot of his scoring will come on the PP, he could even QB the second unit. He's been used as a net front presence on the first unit, but that is not his best skill.
Larionov was behind Yzerman and Fedorov but was effective in his role.