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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I'd expect Gagner to never play centre again. Most small centres should be moved to the wing ala Hudler. Especially in the west! Oilers should've moved him to the wing already but didn't have the centre depth to do it.
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Pretty much the same thing that happened with Cogliano. Now he's playing wing in a top 6ish capacity for one of the best teams in the league.
Not sure the game plan is with Gagner, but he's a product of poor development, lack of depth and high expectations. Put him in the top 6, give him a ton of ice-time and label him a future star and you're "forced" to give him a top 6 contract that they were going to regret when he loses his 20 minutes a night playtime to actual top 6 forwards. I don't mind Gagner, and now I can hope some team gives him the chance to develop properly to make the Oilers look stupid again.