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playmaker · 05-11-2014, 07:48 AM

Well, the way I see it... there's something wrong with our center group and it's
a) a lack of size and strength
b) faceoff ability

I feel that as much as we need to find our new Joe Nieuwendyk, we're going to need our new Yelle and Otto even more desperately. In fact, Corgan Knight is IMHO the only prospect that may develop into the big, strong and faceoff winning bottom 6 centre.
Sure, Otto or Yelle are the types of guys you don't want to draft in the top 5 but as we know they are often key figures so I hope Treliving and Burke are going to address this issue with our 2nd round pick or via trade.

I wouldn't be surprised to see one of Granlund / Backlund moved before the draft.

05-11-2014, 07:48 AM	#4598
playmaker Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: at home Exp:	Well, the way I see it... there's something wrong with our center group and it's a) a lack of size and strength b) faceoff ability I feel that as much as we need to find our new Joe Nieuwendyk, we're going to need our new Yelle and Otto even more desperately. In fact, Corgan Knight is IMHO the only prospect that may develop into the big, strong and faceoff winning bottom 6 centre. Sure, Otto or Yelle are the types of guys you don't want to draft in the top 5 but as we know they are often key figures so I hope Treliving and Burke are going to address this issue with our 2nd round pick or via trade. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of Granlund / Backlund moved before the draft. Last edited by playmaker; 05-11-2014 at 07:50 AM.