Does anyone see any good centres in the 3rd-6th round where you think "total sleeper" ? When I ask this question I do imply you've had some viewings
Wise (who is a true wild card at this point) and O'Brien are both intriguing guys who could slip to the late 2nd. 3rd to 6th are real shot in the dark picks. If you think anyone has a legit shot to be an NHL top 9 center, they go in the top 62. You could gamble on a long-term project like that giant Douglas in Windsor.I'd consider gambling on Pivonka out of the USNTDP, but he's probably a 3rd line center at best and if he moves to a top 6 role it is on the wing.
Just looking around league-wide, how many viable top 6 centers are taken outside the first two rounds? In the Atlantic there is Trochek, Point, Johnson (Undrafted), Bozak(Undrafted, although he isn't really anymore), and Zetterberg.
Looking at other divisions, the Atlantic also seems atypical. I didn't see a reasonable one in the Central, or Metro (unless you count Kevin Hayes who was a 1st rounder but went UFA). The Pacific has Marchessault. That's like 6 players out of maybe 70 league-wide over something like 2,200 picks. Now, Zetterberg skews the range a bit (making it 1999 to 2014), but there isn't even 1 a draft on average.