I know man...it's tough not to have a scapegoat....I understand that it was much funnier when DD was around and you need a new one. And incredibly enough....you found one. Congrats.
By the way, there are no #1 C's on this team. There's 1 C who's, right now, medicore offensively but is very good defensively. And 1 C who's good offensively but mediocre defensively. A REAL #1C is good all-around. We don't have that. So the idea is not to go with #1, or #2, but to find the best chemistry between 3 players on a line to get the best results possible.