Dicdonya
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Hmmmm...not sure...if serious.
Ah yes he is! Give us better stuff for him and his improved value as a winger, Kthx
Speculation: Which team has "too many" centers to be traded for?
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Hmmmm...not sure...if serious.
Ah yes he is! Give us better stuff for him and his improved value as a winger, Kthx
bleedblue1223
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To be fair, nobody would have called ROR a 1a center until this past year. Up until he was 26 he was pretty routinely a 55-60 pts center with strong defensive play. Most would pretty easily say at the time ROR was a low end first line center or high end 2C
Probably similar to a nazem kadri. Had buffalo ever thought he was going to be a 70+ pt center this late into his 20s and be a conn Smythe winner it obviously would have never happened but hindsight is 2020 and there aren't many Gamble's left out there to think a player will suddenly become a 1a center when they never have been at 27 or older
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Detroit doesn't need to trade for 3rd line C imo. Best course of action is trade for a 2nd line center and run with Flip/Franz/Helm on the 3rd line until Rassmussen or Veleno develop. No need to give up assets for something the team can easily fill in.
With Eric Staal and Mikko Koivu nearing the end of the road, MN will also be hunting for C's. They are praying that Khovanov works out in a couple of years...maybe Hentges and Sturm can be bottom sixers, if they are really lucky.
Not unless we’re forced by the cap (and Yzerman’s and BriseBois’s idiotic contractual decisions) to choose between Serg and Cirelli but yes, it’s a possibility.
As far as Johnson is concerned I could see us potentially being willing to move him, not because of any deficiencies on his part, but because Sergachev and Cirelli are simply more important to the future of the team. But I don’t see him wanting to move - he has been vocal about how much he loves it here. On the other hand he also has a sense of loyalty to the franchise since they took a chance on him as an undrafted free agent, and maybe if asked he would feel obligated to return the favor by agreeing to a trade. I don’t know, but in any event I would be sad to see him go.
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Aside from the “only if we absolutely have to” possibility of trading Cirelli to keep Sergachev, I could see Paquette being traded if we’re forced to pinch pennies in an effort to keep both of our key RFAs. But yeah, Gourde and Johnson (in that order) would be the first ones we’d look to trade if they could be convinced to waive, simply to free cap space.
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Why so serious?
Detroit is certainly missing that bluechip C prospect (I don't consider Veleno/Rasmussen to be in that category). If they don't win the lottery and end up #4 OA, they certainly have a few options (Lundell, Rossi.. a bit small for a #1C). If they draft in the top 3, Stutzle/Byfield are obvious choices.
Larkin is the perfect #2 C.
If they want to expedite things, Montreal has a few great young Cs, but I don't see them trading them before a few years when they see what they got. Tampa could trade Cirelli before he cashes in. They have Barre-Boulet/Verhaeghe (and obviously Stamkos) as good options for future #2C.
Larkin is the perfect #2 C.
If they want to expedite things, Montreal has a few great young Cs, but I don't see them trading them before a few years when they see what they got. Tampa could trade Cirelli before he cashes in. They have Barre-Boulet/Verhaeghe (and obviously Stamkos) as good options for future #2C.
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Agreed
Suzuki showed enough he will be a good center and Domi performance at LW is not great. However, Habs will ask for a top D prospect which I doubt DET will be willing to do
BigFatCat999
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You could make a good case for Tampa, and that might be it. They've quality centers playing at wing. I'm not sure they're in any rush to shake it up, though. Playing natural scoring centers at wing is a wholly viable strategy... and this might poke a big hole in the central premise of the OP. Posit: You can't have too many good centers, as you can simply move them to wing.
Nashville has three #2Cs, two #3Cs, and no #1C, as usual.
They'd probaby like to deal a quality defenseman and one of their #2Cs for a #1C, but it's Poile, and he somehow or other won't close the deal. His season-long attempt to find a taker for Turris has been all for naught.
Nashville has three #2Cs, two #3Cs, and no #1C, as usual.
They'd probaby like to deal a quality defenseman and one of their #2Cs for a #1C, but it's Poile, and he somehow or other won't close the deal. His season-long attempt to find a taker for Turris has been all for naught.
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You could easily argue that the Preds have too many centers for their own good.
Just the top 4 of centers are not optimally played
Johansen, Duchene, Turris, Bonino
Also Jarnkrok, Sissons have played considerable stretches in the position
Just the top 4 of centers are not optimally played
Johansen, Duchene, Turris, Bonino
Also Jarnkrok, Sissons have played considerable stretches in the position
Cgy has a few that can play C but i dont think you can ever have enough players that can play C.
Monahan
Lindholm
Backlund
Ryan
Bennett
Dube
Jankowski
Rinaldo
Monahan
Lindholm
Backlund
Ryan
Bennett
Dube
Jankowski
Rinaldo
I thought the Miller trade at the time was pretty fair value for both sides. Obviously you couldn’t have predicted he would be so good this year but it was predictable he would play better on a team with less depth where he’d be in the top 6. And he was on a great contract which has value.
On the OP’s question I think most teams with too many top centers just move one to the wing and use him as a top winger.
