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Originally Posted by HELPNEEDED
I think we're in need of every position considering a fire sale is unavoidable
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Sure but #1 centre is a more important position than the wings. A dominant #1 centre makes his wingers twice as good whereas a #1 winger doesn't really have the same effect on his linemates. Look at how Lemieux made Rob Brown look, or how Crosby/Malkin are making Kunitz/Neal/Dupuis look. Look at how important Toews, Getzlaf, Kopitar/Richards and Datsyuk have been to their teams. Look at how DAL/COL were competitive with Sakic/Forsberg and Modano in his prime. Look at Yzerman/Larionov in DET. Staal in CAR. What championship teams haven't had a legit #1 centre?
Compare that to the highest scoring wingers of the last decade or so. Where have Ovechkin, Iginla, Kovalchuk, Nash, etc led their teams? Mostly nowhere.
#1 centre and #1 d-man are clearly more important than grabbing a star winger IMO. Many of the highest goal scoring wingers in the game haven't lead their teams anywhere without the #1 C/#1 D. So I think prioritizing a true #1 centre or defenseman is the way to go.