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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
How can you say they tend to groom their centers on the wing when Bennett is about hte only guy who wasn't groomed at center? Monahan, Granlund, Colborne and Jooris all spent more time at centre than on the wing.
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Colborne has spent all year at wing, what are you talking about ? Just like the year before. Monahan is an exception as he was mature and already played a 1st line role very quickly. There has been a revolving door on the 3rd and 4th line with Stajan, Jooris yes- Granny too, but these guys are not top end talent. Grant took a few faceoffs too while here ( very good too and I hope we keep him).
Maybe I worded myself wrong here. I should of said that with top end centerman prospects (with the exception of Monahan), it seems like that if we do have a new guy like Bennett, they tend to ease them in slower now as being a centerman as it is a lot of responsibility on a rookie. That mixed with trying to get them quality playing time. If memory serves me right, I believe Backs spent a bit of time on the wing in his early years before graduating to a full time center as well.