If Zegras is the best centre they can get for a reasonable price then they should do it.
Reinbacher's left knee for Zegras
The point is if he was the best they could get. If he is not good at centre even if he plays there then there is no point. if he is on the wing because Carlsson and McTavish are the top 2 centres it doesn't mean he isn't a centre. And Anaheim's coach is a moron so there would be no way to know which of the 3 should be on the wing.
Would be amazing to have Crosby. Seems like the type of player who can perform at a high level into his early 40s. Mentorship value, through the roof.
I suspect Crosby will fade quickly but he would only have to be good until the end of his current contract - 2 years.
He put up 60+ points at centre twice with a pile of crap and Troy Terry.
Why can't he fade like Jagr and Chelios?
Yup. And Drouin is actually better defensively and wasn't on a big time downward trajectory when we traded for him.
Drouin was crap. Probably a lot of secondary assists. And he was not a centre. Zegras was doing alright until the injuries and then McTavish and Carlsson had his centre spot. And as I said it is hard to evaluate him now because Duck's coach is a complete waste. I would be more worried about character/attitude than ability though. Especially if the asking price was pretty cheap.
