Friedman: Predators looking for a center

[Blitzkrug]

Isn’t Stamkos a centre?

He was but he hasn't really played center full time for a while now.

Both Tampa and now the Preds have been running him at LW presumably to take advantage of his one timer.

 

[Fatass]

He was but he hasn't really played center full time for a while now.

Both Tampa and now the Preds have been running him at LW presumably to take advantage of his one timer.

Sure in the o zone. But doesn’t he take draws and play the centre role without the puck? Forsberg and Stamkos aren’t the 1-2 centres?

 

[Soundgarden]

Sure in the o zone. But doesn’t he take draws and play the centre role without the puck? Forsberg and Stamkos aren’t the 1-2 centres?

Forsbergs has never played center in the NHL, strictly LW. O'Reilly is our no.1c followed by Novak/Sissons.

 

[Fatass]

Forsbergs has never played center in the NHL, strictly LW. O'Reilly is our no.1c followed by Novak/Sissons.

Press have ROR and Stamkos and want another centre? Sure, but isn’t it going to be a guy who is a third or fourth liner?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Press have ROR and Stamkos and want another centre? Sure, but isn’t it going to be a guy who is a third or fourth liner?

No, our 3rd and 4th line centers are fine between Novak, Sissons, McCarron, depending on what type of lines we're rolling. Stamkos doesn't appear capable of playing as an ES center at this point and Novak doesn't seem capable of carrying a 2C role, so that's what we need (we actually need a 1C to push ROR down to 2C where he belongs, but that's not happening).

 

[Soundgarden]

Press have ROR and Stamkos and want another centre? Sure, but isn’t it going to be a guy who is a third or fourth liner?

Stamkos isn't really playing center either.

 

[Fatass]

Stamkos isn't really playing center either.

Maybe Trotz should have spent his UFA dollars on a centre then if Stamkos can’t do that anymore? Could just be poor team building by the GM if he’s in the market for a centre now after signing Stamkos? Maybe Trotz expected Stamkos to play centre?

 

[Soundgarden]

Maybe Trotz should have spent his UFA dollars on a centre then if Stamkos can’t do that anymore? Could just be poor team building by the GM if he’s in the market for a centre now after signing Stamkos? Maybe Trotz expected Stamkos to play centre?

I mean, we still needed power play help and scoring.

 

[CanadienShark]

Never understood why they traded Granlund away, looks a bit silly now with his resurgence with the Sharks, as a 1C even. Guess he's not the fastest player but that hockey IQ makes up for a lot.

He's pretty solid overall. He's good on the powerplay. Good on the PK. He's a good leader. He can pass. He can shoot. I'm just so pleased with how he's provided some stability for the Sharks and is a genuinely good player in a team filled with genuinely bad ones.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Thompson

For

Novak
Edstrom
Kemell

?

 

[centipede2233]

They've been trying since their inception. Check this link out, scroll to the drafted players and sort by position. C should appear first. It's dismal how bad we've drafted at the position you need to build your team around. Poile tried to build from the back end out and it's why he never won a Cup. Trotz, by signing Saros, decided to go down this same path, even though he stated when he took over that he knew they needed centers. We'll be stuck in the mushy middle for a long time.

I concur. The thing I don’t like about saros is he is small for a goalie. The goaltending position is more about just taking up as much net as possible because guys zip it so hard.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I can offer you Cody Glass for a 3rd.