The thing is, Gaunce knows his weakness is his acceleration and as a center he intentionally gives himself extra room so he doesn't get beat clean by the opposing forwards. There's a reason why coaches have been experimenting with him at LW and its because his offensive game really starts to shine there.
As a winger, he doesn't need to always think about being the first guy back and he takes more chances in the offensive zone. The guy is really good along the wall. He protects the puck well with his size and his passing ability from there is really underrated. Its hard to find real dynamism in his game but he's made some precision passes that make you do double-takes.
Personally, I think he will be okay as a defensive 3rd line center but if we really wanted to unlock his offensive potential, he should end up as a winger. I also think he doesn't have much left to prove in Belleville except a chance at the U20s but a 4th line role in Vancouver would just write him off without giving him any real chance to show us any untapped potential he might have. Not something I want to do with a 1st round pick.
The guy is AHL ready but he's not 20 yet. So I dunno, really tough choice here with Gaunce.