crasherino
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He's legitimately a 2.5 Center (sort of like Fransy was). So if the marquee FA we pick up is Duchene, Brock becomes a real good #3C. If the guy we pick up is Panarin, he becomes a #2C with a superstar on his wing.Problem is that you've destroyed the Isles ability to create strength down the middle with a 1a/1b approach and that seems to be the biggest needle mover in terms of true Cup contention. Brock sits in that precipice where he's not good enough to be a true 1b/2a and too good to be a nice 3c. So, he's going to be one of those players that fits as a decent player playing above his weight-class on an bad to average team, like a Coyotes or something.
While I agree he's not a high(er) end #2C, I think the top 6 of Barzal's line and Nelson's line are very solid and can create offense. As we develop our younger players, you slot them in over Komarov, Filppula, etc. If we ever develop a Center that is top 6 quality, Nelson slides down to #3C - at his contract in 3 years, that's perfectly ok.
We are in a pickle right now though. If we don't make a move to sign him pre-July 1, we could be on the second day of FA with nothing but our dick in our hands.