As with the majority, I'm not convinced it'll be a success, but I'm fine with it.
The way I see it, even if he flops as a center, it should help him focus on some things that should benefit him wherever he ends up playing. I'm not convinced he has the hockey sense to play center, because he doesn't use his teeam-mates well enough or defend well enough, but I suppose it depends partly on his line-mates. Of course with his elite level skating, the more ice you can get him to access the better. I think it could work with Vanek on one wing and a defensively strong player on another.
As many have pointed out, now is a good time to experiment! it will be a surprise if we make the playoffs, so why not learn as much about what roster players we have as we can. Either he improves or we move on from him. His trade value isn't that high right now, so not much to lose there either....
The way I see it, even if he flops as a center, it should help him focus on some things that should benefit him wherever he ends up playing. I'm not convinced he has the hockey sense to play center, because he doesn't use his teeam-mates well enough or defend well enough, but I suppose it depends partly on his line-mates. Of course with his elite level skating, the more ice you can get him to access the better. I think it could work with Vanek on one wing and a defensively strong player on another.
As many have pointed out, now is a good time to experiment! it will be a surprise if we make the playoffs, so why not learn as much about what roster players we have as we can. Either he improves or we move on from him. His trade value isn't that high right now, so not much to lose there either....