Poll: Which Center Would You Trade?

[My Cozen Dylan]

Simple, if you had to trade one and keep the others, who would you move on from?

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[old kummelweck]

Thompson, so he can go lead a team to a cup.

 

[Tatanka]

Thompson, so he can go lead a team to a cup.

He will never ”lead” anyone anywhere. He is a complimentary player on a good team.

 

[old kummelweck]

He will never ”lead” anyone anywhere. He is a complimentary player on a good team.

It was a joke since we keep trading these pieces away and they find success somewhere else.

 

[Tatanka]

It was a joke since we keep trading these pieces away and they find success somewhere else.

It is probable he will find a useful role on just about any other well run team. But that is another discussion altogether.

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

Keep them all
Replace all assistant coaches
Give Don a chance with some competent help

 

[Dirty Dog]

I think all three can be core pieces and shouldn’t be traded.

But if I had to pick one, I suppose Mitts because of contract situation

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Keep them all
Replace all assistant coaches
Give Don a chance with some competent help

Kind of where I'm at, though I'm questionable on the last one.

 

[Chainshot]

Kind of where I'm at, though I'm questionable on the last one.

Same. It wouldn't surprise me if he stays loyal to his Cincinnati companion cadre and dies on that hill.

 

[Chainshot]

I would trade Cozens to RW to begin to unf*** his game. I would break up the happy funtime daycare line of Peterka-Cozens-Quinn forever more. But I wouldn't trade any of the three.

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

I would turn the coaching staff over and/or move Cozens to RW before trying to trade anybody. If it came to it though, I'm trading Cozens. TT, when he's on, is more dangerous and not worse than Cozens in the other parts of the ice. Mitts has a contract coming up but that shouldn't be why he gets traded, when he's actually the most well rounded C of the three.

Adding to @Chainshot, for now I would go with -

Benson/Skinner - Thompson - Tuch
Quinn - Mitts - Peterka/Benson
Greenway - Krebs - Cozens
Robinson - Girgensons - Okposo

When Skinner returns, Peterka might need a sit.

 

[Chainshot]

As a caveat, I would also take whoever on staff told Cozens to focus on trying to score 40 goals - or didn't take him aside immediately when he made that comment in the cleanout day comments to correct him - and punch that guy in face with his pink slip.

 

[Archie Lee]

The only way I'm trading any of them is if we are the team that is getting the big piece. If we are trading one of our top 3 centres +, for an extended Elias Pettersson, or an extended Marner or for Aho or Barzal or Brady Tkachuk, then sure.

 

[Steddy33]

I'm fine with trading any of the 3 if it results in a better team make up. Problem is I have zero faith in that happening.

A separate problem is, I'm not convinced 2 of them are most effective at center. So if I'm trading one that's what I'm trading for.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Keep them all
Replace all assistant coaches
Give Don a chance with some competent help

Don can go too.

 

[Ace]

Since I had to pick one I picked Mittelstadt. There is no trade that makes sense though. You develop a player so you can trade him and what? Get younger? Move another kid into his spot? Trade him for more futures? A team looking to acquire him isn’t going to give a hockey trade. Adams is completely incapable of finding NHL players or moving futures for needs. What is the trade that makes sense?

A team that doesn’t score enough trading their leading scorer for a grinder and a pick? Sounds like a disaster.

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

Don can go too.

I just think the plan was to develop. So go lower budget on the staff. Don selected as he and re-assigned from within (Ellis). Others selected for “potential. When team “overachieved”, then had to retain staff.

This team has just a crap load of high first round picks, they should be playing better. 3 first overall on defence

Since hockey players are 6 years old, they are coached to “not bunch up” and “ go to the front of the net”. I just can’t believe that all of them have forgotten that, it must be what they are being coached to do

 

[Faceboner]

I'd trade cozens since he would likely have more value but I want to keep all 3

 

[dortt]

Tage still has the most value, and his production is easily replaced by MItts

Thus, you trade Tage. Not because he sucks, but he can obtain the most assets in return

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

I would trade Cozens to RW to begin to unf*** his game. I would break up the happy funtime daycare line of Peterka-Cozens-Quinn forever more. But I wouldn't trade any of the three.

Same. I'm an incrementalist. Make the least disruptive move first, before contemplating more drastic action. Cozens skill set is so much more suited to wing than center.

If forced to choose, Cozens would go. Casey is so much more versatile, and Tage, with all his flaws, can be a game-breaker.

 

[Chainshot]

Same. I'm an incrementalist. Make the least disruptive move first, before contemplating more drastic action. Cozens skill set is so much more suited to wing than center.

If forced to choose, Cozens would go. Casey is so much more versatile, and Tage, with all his flaws, can be a game-breaker.

If I had to choose one of the three? I would rather not deal any of them because then it's more winger at center nonsense like we've seen with Greenway or Girgensons.

I would deal Tage. I've seen Cozens play a responsible 200' game and carry a couple of wingers around who are varying degrees of disinterested or chaotic. I haven't seen Tage be good in his own zone that I can recall. He has moments when he can break teams down and wants to be in Buffalo. I just need to see him make smarter winning puck decisions instead of trying to be the Toe Drag Savant. And I would put that partially on coaching.

 

[sabremike]

So many of our fans are just like our owner:

They never learn. They never NEVER learn.

Over the past 6 years we have gotten rid of guys who if you were to put them together as a roster would be a strong cup contender and arguably the favorite. When will people learn that you can have the finest ingredients on Earth but if the restaurant is run by a guy who caused the bar rescue guy to throw his hands in the air and go "I give up" and the chef is the worst contestant in the history of "America's Worst Cooks" the solution isn't "we need to get better ingredients!".

 

[jd1970]

Thompson reminds me of Pierre Turgeon who we traded for a real competitor who made an instantaneous difference.

 

[Dirty Dog]

We have the futures assets to make trades without trading away our high potential young NHLers.

Power, Dahlin, Samuelsson, Thompson, Cozens, Mitts, Quinn, and Peterka can all stay

 

[Zman5778]

If forced to choose........I think I lean Tage. Cozens has that C/W thing and can be defensively responsible and play all situations. Mitts is beastly with the puck and his possession skills are unreal.

Tage is more one-dimensional and much streakier.

Again, if this is a situation where I'm FORCED to choose.

In an ideal world, Tage centers an offensively-bent "first" line while Mitts and Cozens team up (with Benson?) to create a 2-way line.