Okay, I'm bumping this thread............for a couple reasons.
First, from the opening bell of the season, I have to give Boone Jenner marks for playing at the highest level, most consistently, to get this team to the quarter pole (almost). Others have had nice runs or good stretches, but when you look at some of the guys that have been injured and missed a few games, it just seems like Boone has been there almost every night and certainly every shift. Jones missed some time.....Bread has been cold of late.....Murray is rounding into form......Dubinsky was going good and is going good, but missed some time......you get the idea. So anyway, feel free to call me out if you think I'm wrong.
But the bigger thing I want to discuss is as follows; "Is it now time to end this silly charade and just call Boone Jenner a Center?" The guy has been moved back and forth into the center slot while a certain player was getting sent home last year, getting stripped of a letter, and basically crapping the bed. Yes, he has come back and played well, but Coach Tortorella keeps putting said player on the wing. The board's favorite whipping boy has not regained his 2016 level of play yet (although he might be on the right track). Said whipping boy still is mired on the 3rd line. This is taking place while the line of Foligno - Jenner - Anderson is creating havoc every shift. This Jen-And-Foil line (or J&F for short), is generating offense most every night and basically scaring the hell out of the opposition. I don't know, maybe we should call them the Scrubbing Bubbles line. They fight the grime and leave everything clean and tidy.
I don't know about you, but the way this team is constructed, Jenner should probably be plopped in a Center role and Dubinsky, Wennberg, and Nash should just fight it out to push him out of that spot. I'm excited about the longer term of this team down the spine with guys like Texier and a couple others being developed. But for my $$, Jenner should @ be center full-time for the rest of 18-19 (barring injuries - massive trade - other unknown.
What say you??