Difference of opinion I suppose. I don't care if Hughes or Kakko play wing, they are better than any center or defenseman in the draft, so I won't be drafting anyone based solely on my confidence in them becoming a 1C, I just want to hoard high level talent. What my point was at the end of the day is not that they should draft something other than a center, it's more so that I'm not willing to bet on the current draft class either A) being a center (in Hughes' case) or B) will surpass what Larkin is already doing as a center at 22.
And it's hard for me to agree with your stance that you can't become a Stanley Cup contender with Larkin as a 1C when the Blackhawks won 3 cups with Toews as their 1C. Doesn't always have to be an elite offensive player to be considered a 1C. Not saying that it wouldn't be great to run into one, but we have to consider the likelihood that anyone outside of Hughes making the transition to NHL center at a higher level than Larkin's current progress is probably not great. Larkin is trending for just under 80 points this year, driving the team on a nightly basis, playing all ES, PP, and PK time, just outside of the top 10 in takeaways, and winning damn near 55% of faceoffs, and that is a 1C to me. All that being said, and it would still absolutely be a blessing if we drafted a player who could surpass him.