Player Discussion Where will they be? - The Centers

[Marshall]

Below is a list of centers in the Caps organization - for each, select one of the following options (manually, as a poll wouldn't do it):

On OPENING NIGHT, where will this player be?

- Washington
- Hershey
- South Carolina
- Traded (and if you feel adventurous, to where)
- Released/Option not picked up/Signed with another team as UFA

(All positions per eliteprospects.com, except I have not listed Gersich as a center. If you want to list a player as a center, or I missed someone, please write them in. As usual, I will leave my answers for later.)

- Backstrom, Nicklas
- Beagle, Jay
- Boyd, Travis
- Eller, Lars
- Graovac, Tyler
- Gustafsson, Hampus
- Kammerer, Maxi
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny
- McGauley, Tim
- Pilon, Garrett
- Pinho, Brian
- Stephenson, Chandler

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[Ovechkins Wodka]

Kuz backy Eller stephenson our top 4

 

[HunterSThompson]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - Line 2
- Beagle, Jay - Dallas
- Boyd, Travis - Opening night scratch
- Eller, Lars - 3rd line
- Graovac, Tyler - AHL
- Gustafsson, Hampus - AHL
- Kammerer, Maxi - ECHL
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - Line 1
- McGauley, Tim - AHL
- Pilon, Garrett - AHL
- Pinho, Brian - Line 4
- Stephenson, Chandler - Line 3 wing

 

[strungout]

I really love Stephenson's speed on the wing....Ill be curious what the plan is with him if they don't bring Beagle back.

I have a soft spot for Beags....so...I think they get him back somehow


- Kuznetsov - Caps 1st line C
- Backstrom - Caps 2nd line C
- Eller - Caps 3rd line C
- Beagle - Caps 4th line C
- Stephenson - Caps 4th or 3rd line W
- Boyd - AHL or NHL Reserve
- Graovac - AHL
- Gustafsson - AHL
- Kammerer - ECHL
- McGauley - AHL
- Pilon - AHL
- Pinho -ECHL

 

[peterthegreat12]

- Backstrom, Nicklas: Caps 2nd line C
- Beagle, Jay: Leaves for another team
- Boyd, Travis: Caps 4th line C
- Eller, Lars: Caps 3rd line C
- Graovac, Tyler: AHL
- Gustafsson, Hampus: AHL
- Kammerer, Maxi: AHL
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny: Caps 1st line C
- McGauley, Tim: AHL
- Pilon, Garrett: Juniors
- Pinho, Brian: AHL
- Stephenson, Chandler: Caps third line LW​

 

[peterthegreat12]

Note: I believe Pilon is too young to play in the AHL next year.

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

Note: I believe Pilon is too young to play in the AHL next year.

He turned 20 in April, so he's good.

 

[artilector]

Kuzy, Backstrom, Eller is the holy trinity. Stephenson somewhere in the lineup. Beagle on a sweetheart deal, if at all.
As for the rest, I'm out of my ...depth.

 

[Silky mitts]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - 2nd line center
- Beagle, Jay - Montreal
- Boyd, Travis - Opening night scratch
- Eller, Lars - 3rd line center
- Graovac, Tyler - AHL
- Gustafsson, Hampus - AHL
- Kammerer, Maxi - ECHL
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - 1st line center
- McGauley, Tim - AHL
- Pilon, Garrett - AHL
- Pinho, Brian - AHL
- Stephenson, Chandler - 4th line center

 

[Marshall]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - Washington
- Beagle, Jay - signs with another club as UFA
- Boyd, Travis - Hershey
- Eller, Lars - Washington
- Graovac, Tyler - Signs with a different organization as UFA
- Gustafsson, Hampus - Hershey
- Kammerer, Maxi - Hershey/SC
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - Washington
- McGauley, Tim - Released
- Pilon, Garrett - Hershey/SC
- Pinho, Brian - Hershey
- Stephenson, Chandler - Washington

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - 2C in Washington
- Beagle, Jay - Signed with Vegas
- Boyd, Travis - top-6 in Hershey/injury call-up to Washington
- Eller, Lars - 3C in Washington
- Graovac, Tyler - AHL somewhere else
- Gustafsson, Hampus - Bottom 6 winger in Hershey
- Kammerer, Maxi - middle-6 C in Hershey
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - 1C in Washington
- McGauley, Tim - 1C in SC
- Pilon, Garrett -top-6 C in Hershey
- Pinho, Brian - bottom-6 C in Hershey
- Stephenson, Chandler - bottom-6 C/winger/top-6 plugin in Washington

 

[hb12xchamps]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - Caps 2C
- Beagle, Jay - Calgary
- Boyd, Travis - 13/14th forward
- Eller, Lars - Caps 3C
- Graovac, Tyler - Europe
- Gustafsson, Hampus - Hershey's 3rd or 4th line center
- Kammerer, Maxi - Hershey in some capacity
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - Caps 1C
- McGauley, Tim - AHL/ECHL contract somewhere
- Pilon, Garrett - Hershey
- Pinho, Brian - Hershey
- Stephenson, Chandler - Caps 3rd or 4th line LW

 

[BiPolar Caps]

- Backstrom, Nicklas - 2nd line Caps
- Beagle, Jay - Calgary
- Boyd, Travis - 4th line/scratch Caps
- Eller, Lars - 3rd line Caps
- Graovac, Tyler - AHL
- Gustafsson, Hampus - AHL
- Kammerer, Maxi - AHL
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny - 1st line Caps
- McGauley, Tim - ECHL
- Pilon, Garrett - AHL
- Pinho, Brian - AHL
- Stephenson, Chandler - 4th line Caps

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

- Backstrom, Nicklas: Washington
- Beagle, Jay: gone as UFA
- Boyd, Travis: Hershey
- Eller, Lars: Washington
- Graovac, Tyler: released
- Gustafsson, Hampus: Hershey
- Kammerer, Maxi: Hershey
- Kuznetsov, Yevgeny: Washington
- McGauley, Tim: South Carolina
- Pilon, Garrett: Hershey
- Pinho, Brian: Hershey
- Stephenson, Chandler: Washington

 

[BobRouse]

Am I the only one who thinks Stephenson isn’t a good center?

He’s excellent at wing but his face offs seem average and he seemed out of place in awareness at C

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Am I the only one who thinks Stephenson isn’t a good center?

He’s excellent at wing but his face offs seem average and he seemed out of place in awareness at C

I definitely liked him better on the wing. I see Stephenson as an ideal 3/4LW who eats PK minutes and who can play 2LW in a pinch or if they're looking to use Backstrom's line as a shutdown line.

 

[Calicaps]

Am I the only one who thinks Stephenson isn’t a good center?

He’s excellent at wing but his face offs seem average and he seemed out of place in awareness at C

I definitely liked him better on the wing. I see Stephenson as an ideal 3/4LW who eats PK minutes and who can play 2LW in a pinch or if they're looking to use Backstrom's line as a shutdown line.

I tend to agree tho he’s still pretty young. Could grow into a C role, maybe.