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ComixZone · 06-26-2014, 09:11 PM

Hey, if you want to build your team on the wing - by all means, spend the highest draft choice in franchise history on a winger ranked lower than 3 centres by almost every outlet.

I mean...having the best winger in the league for ten plus years and poor centre depth totally won us...oh wait...nothing.

Great teams are built upon depth at centre. Drafting a winger at 4 tomorrow would be the biggest mistake this organization has made since drafting Kidd instead of Brodeur. Draft a centre, build a winner. The centre ice spot is the most impactful position on all 200 feet of the ice. Centres can become wingers if we ever end up with too many high end centres (see the Kings), but it doesn't work the other way.

06-26-2014, 09:11 PM	#322
ComixZone Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Exp:	Hey, if you want to build your team on the wing - by all means, spend the highest draft choice in franchise history on a winger ranked lower than 3 centres by almost every outlet. I mean...having the best winger in the league for ten plus years and poor centre depth totally won us...oh wait...nothing. Great teams are built upon depth at centre. Drafting a winger at 4 tomorrow would be the biggest mistake this organization has made since drafting Kidd instead of Brodeur. Draft a centre, build a winner. The centre ice spot is the most impactful position on all 200 feet of the ice. Centres can become wingers if we ever end up with too many high end centres (see the Kings), but it doesn't work the other way. Last edited by ComixZone; 06-26-2014 at 09:13 PM.