Fil Larkmanthanasiou
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Trochek is only 2 years older then Bert and by adding him we would be ready to compete for a playoff spot. Domi has 19 in points in 33 games with only 13:13 of icetime, if you do the math, I think he may be scoring at a higher per 60 minutes clip than Raymond and he has the speed and playmaking ability to play with Vrana.Bump.
If hockey kept me up at night, the Wings having abysmal center depth would be the reason why.
Things look bleak down the middle. We have no exciting center youth on the roster, none waiting in Grand Rapids, and our center prospects elsewhere - Niederbach, Phillips, Savage - aren’t moving anybody’s needle.
No good young centers are on the trade market (as they rarely are) and the best free agents are old for our window (Trochek/Kadri), not that great (Domi), or will be in competitive demand and expensive - Hertl - if he makes it to UFA.
To top it all off, the 2022 draft looks bad for (actual, future NHL) centers outside of the top 2 (Cooley, Wright).
I’m at the point where I think we need another tank year in 2023 just for another shot at a top center (and that draft actually has players listed as centers who can actually play center). We can’t keep kicking this can down the road. There’s no point moving forward as a club without strength at center. It’s too important.
Savoie is right up there with Wright and Cooley and there are a few other high reward center prospects who are little riskier available in the draft.