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Originally Posted by JTech780
I have seen a lot people question whether he will be able to stick at center a the NHL level, and that his skating good, but not dynamic, which for his size isn't great.
I am hoping that between the strength and conditioning coaches and skating coaches that the Flames will be able to improve his skating. If he wants to be a center at the NHL level his skating will have to be more than just good. I think he will get there.
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I think you're digging too far into dated small player jargin where the odd person is concerned about his size. There are plenty of 5'11 or below centers that have turned into fantastic top 6 players, if not top line players recently. Nick Suzuki, Seth Jarvis, Marco Rossi, even Jack Hughes etc.
Every legit scout has said as long as Reschny's skating continues to trend upwards like you say, then he's a can't miss player that could well outperform his draft slot. It's also quite common for players skating to be labeled an area of improvement. He's not even billed as a weak skater, just someone that needs to work on his skating to reach his full potential.
None of this adds up to a situation where he's not able to play C in my mind unless something really unforeseen happens like an injury or he falls off a cliff performance wise.