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Originally Posted by Number 39
One thing I do wonder about re: drafting centres. I feel like in the last while when the Flames develop a centre they have had a habit of breaking them in on the wing and it rarely happens that they eventually move to centre.
It always seems to be a struggle for the organization to allow a centre to break in as a centre. I realize that this has been a combination at various times of centre depth blocking prospects or the perceived need to break in on the wing w fewer responsibilities.
I just hope when they do draft a few higher end centres they let them break in as centres for a change. I have no evidence but I don’t feel like other organizations are as cautious in this approach.
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The list is small that a drafted C starts in the NHL that way.