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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Look at the Avalanche. Ryan O'Reily, drafted as a center, easily moved to the wing. Nathan MacKinnon, drafted as a center, easily moved to the wing.
You can never have enough depth down the middle, if you have it, move those guys to the wing. I hate to sound like a broken record but it's nearly impossible to shift a wing to the middle post-draft, it's just too steep a learning curve.
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I think you misread my post a bit. I'm not against drafting two centers (I'm actually all for drafting more centers), I was just saying I wish we could get a player who brought something more visibly different than what Monahan brings. I feel like Reinhart will be fairly close to what Monahan will be...a steady, smart, all-around solid center, but perhaps not that hyper-skilled, game-breaking type that you'd want your ideal #1 to be. Your Colorado example is exactly the situation that I'd prefer, as MacKinnon is that fast game-breaker 1st line center, and brings something completely different than what O'Reilly does.
But like I also said, you rarely get the chance to pick your perfect ideal player, so you draft who you think is the best at that time. Reinhart would still be a very solid choice.