Conroy did specifically state that perhaps Pospisil should be tried at centre. The easy thing to do here is to put him in as the 4th line centre and see how it goes. If he seems to look comfortable at both ends of the ice in time, start moving him up the lineup. The nice thing with Pospisil is that he does fit a 4th line role, and he gets a bit of protection there too with so many guys gunning for him this season. At this point, the Flames need to prioritize the future over the now, so getting young guys some reps at centre is in this team's best long-term interests.
I think Pospisil can end up becoming a 15-15 NHL'er (maybe 20-20 with a really good year) that is really difficult to play against. Backlund and Coleman are getting older, so a future line of Stromgren - Pospisil - Klapka would perhaps make for a really hard to play against 3rd line if they can generate some offence down the road.
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