Where are you going to move him to?
Literally anywhere in the top 9 in the Middle. Bjugstad goes down to 4th line. Only C that has a firm grasp on a top 9 spot is JEE. anyone else is replaceable, no reason not to give Sturm a look.
This?
Zuccarello - Sturm - Kaprizov
Greenway - Eriksson-Ek - Foligno
Parise - Rask - Fiala
Bjugstad - Bonino - Rau
Sure, why not.
Or this
Zuccarello - JEE- Kaprizov
Greenway - Sturm- Foligno
Parise - Rask - Fiala
Bjugstad- Bonino - Rau
Could work.
How about this?
Zuccarello - Rask- Kaprizov
Greenway - JEE- Foligno
Parise - Sturm- Fiala
Bjugstad- Bonino - Rau
I don't see an issue with any of those options or really any other combination you could put together. He's always played Center, and sure as heck looks like he can hang in the NHL at wing. Give it a shot.
What's the worst that can happen? Get sub-par play from the Center position? How would we ever recover from that.