Dr Jan Itor
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I'd venture even the best centers would look better at Wing, because it's an easier position to play with minimal D responsibilities and you can just concentrate on offense.
But that's what makes good Centers valuable, and Kunin looked pretty great to me at C during the WJC. I'd suspect Fletcher/BB view him as a C long term until he shows that he can't do it.
If that's the case, then it would be nice for him to play that position in his developmental years. I know injuries have thrown a wrench into it, and if everything was normal he'd be doing the 20 minutes per game at center in the AHL thing, but it's not going to be easy to learn center on-the-fly at the NHL level. Especially since he didn't stick there at the college level.