I wish I had the ability to willfully interpret the phrase "start him on the wing" describing the common practice of easing a 19 year old rookie centre's transition to the NHL as "wants to evaluate him on the wing because that's where he's better suited long term."
Frankly I'm against him transitioning as a wing, but given the situation the Leafs are in I certainly understand it. The whole mantra is "bring players up when they are ready to play, into an environment that is safe to play in. It's one thing to bring him to play in a top 9 platoon with Kadri and Bozak with a decent group of 6 wingers, it's another to shove him into the fire as a top-6 c with nothing behind and around him but rookies, cap dumps, and waiver fodder
Frankly I'm against him transitioning as a wing, but given the situation the Leafs are in I certainly understand it. The whole mantra is "bring players up when they are ready to play, into an environment that is safe to play in. It's one thing to bring him to play in a top 9 platoon with Kadri and Bozak with a decent group of 6 wingers, it's another to shove him into the fire as a top-6 c with nothing behind and around him but rookies, cap dumps, and waiver fodder
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