The team is really deep if Derek Ryan is our 4th line center. As of now, even with Yamamoto, the team is another first round exit candidate.
And of course an established third line center that can help us win in the playoffs is going to make more than 2 million dollars. I don't believe the center upgrade is going to come from within this year... Holloway is years away from becoming a established third line center, if ever, and McLeod is a 13th forward in my eyes, with a long way to go to prove he is a 4th line center. Benson is a rookie that hasn't proven anything at the NHL level. Not that I refuse to give him a shot but It's a long shot at best. He's fighting it out with the likes of McLeod and Perlini. Depth but not really solid depth.
We could use the third line center upgrade over a goaltender upgrade. As stated before, wait and see how the goaltending rodeo, for the entire league plays out.