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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Makes sense.
So, three avenues to acquire a top center:
1) Top 5 pick (highest likelihood to draft one, harder to bounce back and build back up to playoff contention quickly)
2) Investing more draft resources (budget, personnel, picks) in hopes of consistently hitting on your drafts
3) Trade
It's still early in this rebuild, but adding more first round picks for roster players effectively has Conroy's hook in the water on all three routes.
If they don't bottom out and they continue to add picks (and keep most of them) AND the amateur scouting continues its recent run of solid drafts, they'll have a good chance of producing a good center or two with options 2 and 3.
Stock the system, add picks, and use those picks to add toolsy players that could outperform their draft slot or make a bold trade when the rare center gets traded.
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The other thing that is interesting about the article is it suggests that this is the 2nd most valuable piece to a championship team:
Elite first-line winger to support the elite centre.