Elias GOATtersson
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RE putting a rookie in as center right away-
especially someone as skilled and "NHL ready" as byfield, I think it's always worth a shot. Most canucks fans expected petey to start as a winger, and a lot didn't see him ever becoming a center. Coach trusted him, let him work out rough patches instead of switching him back to wing immediately, and now he's our #1 center and IMO one of the best in the league. Different circumstances maybe but it's not like QB would be going from winger to center all of the sudden, and I don't think the sens will be so desperate to make the playoffs next year that they won't feel there's any time for experimentation.
That being said I hope we end up being the team to draft Byfield, he's easily my favourite prospect right now
especially someone as skilled and "NHL ready" as byfield, I think it's always worth a shot. Most canucks fans expected petey to start as a winger, and a lot didn't see him ever becoming a center. Coach trusted him, let him work out rough patches instead of switching him back to wing immediately, and now he's our #1 center and IMO one of the best in the league. Different circumstances maybe but it's not like QB would be going from winger to center all of the sudden, and I don't think the sens will be so desperate to make the playoffs next year that they won't feel there's any time for experimentation.
That being said I hope we end up being the team to draft Byfield, he's easily my favourite prospect right now