I would love to see Zary with a long look at C actually. Yes, his production drops off, but I would love to just see him get a very long rope and see what he does with it long-term. Lindholm was tried at C for a few tries, and I believe the last try he said that he would be willing to try C again, but only if he was kept there for a long look. He ended up taking off at C.
I think Zary's progression would be good with a half-season with Backlund and Coleman, and then a half season at C, maybe with Huberdeau and Mantha. I like his vision and poise with the puck. I think he can be a really effective playmaker/shooter as a centre, and having a half-season's experience playing alongside Backlund and picking up the finer points of defending as a C would help.
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