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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Playing a top 6 centre role != leading the team.
Monahan needs to show progression into become a top 6 centre well before then yes.
Sam Bennett will likely return to junior and then debut in 2015. At that point we'll likely have drafted either McDavid or Eichel, who will both unquestionably start in the NHL.
So, our centre depth becomes:
Monahan
Bennett
McDavid/Eichel
Backlund
Colborne
So explain to me why we need Stajan to shelter any of those players?
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Because having top 3 centers being 21, 19 and 18 would be awful and what if we get 2nd pick and take Ekblad and miss out on McDavid/Eichel or they aren't ready that seems much more likely. Say we get one of Reinhart/Bennett or McDavid/Eichel still have:
Monahan
Draft pick
Stajan
Colborne
There are a lot worse things to have happen then having too many centers. Look at us last year with two natural centers in the line-up. A 3 game win streak at the end of this year could get us Dal Colle and then next year two teams tank and bad lottery luck and we have no McDavid/Eichel.