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Originally Posted by New Era
Seguin is a winger because he doesn't have the ability to play the center position better than anyone on the Bruins. Krejci, Bergeron, Campbell, Kelly, and even Peverley, to a certain extent, all play the center position better than Seguin. All of them are stronger positionally and better in the dot, with the exception of Campbell on face offs. Seguin was given opportunity to play center when he came into the league but he was not as effective as expected and moved to the wing to limit his weaknesses. A player with franchise talent at center does not get moved to the wing, nor play behind the any of the Bruins centers. When talking about first line centers the Bruins are a team that routinely comes up as a team lacking a true number one center, but having great depth of skilled pivots best suited to play in the number two role. A player with franchise talent should certainly be able to push his way past the likes of Campell, Peverley or Kelly. Seguin is a winger in the Bruins because that is where he is best suited in the NHL and where the Bruins feel he'll have the greatest success. Based on their track record of late, I'll go with their decision on how to use him.
Sorry, everyone, for the wall of text and the sarcasm in spots. Had to be done to get the points across.
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Seguin is 21 years old. Agreed he is not a "Franchise Player" yet, but he definetly has "Franchise Player" potential. Writting him off as such, simply because he has yet to be able to push the likes of Krejci and Bergeron out of the top 2 centre spots on one of the best teams in the NHL at this young spot in his career is silly. Clearly the Bruins are having some issues with the young player, but the fact that he's been moved to a Wing position on a stacked team that has made two trips to the finals in 3 years does not lock Seguin's future path set in stone.
His career is far to young to suggest he is no longer a centre. Over his last 2 years, he's been a 0.75 point per game player. The Flames cannot afford to bare their prospect cupboards to get a guy like Seguin, but if they could acquire such a player, he would instantly become the Flames best shot at their next "Franchise Player" versus anyone we currently have in our system. If the Flames can find a way to get this player without giving up too many of our other prospects with potential, it's exactly the type of move a team in the Flames position needs to be making.