3C - What is best course going forward?

[SabreFinn]

I came up with an outsider as 3C. Teuvo Teräväinen is smart enough to play center, he has a decent two way game and can play both pp and pk. He played center when they won the world juniors. I don't know how he is on faceoffs, we need to approve there, otherwise I think he could be perfect. And if one of our prospect centers make it to the line-up later, he could easily move back to wing. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

I have closed the old poll and added an updated poll with more of the choices we have been discussing here and on the Off-season game plan thread.

[LTS]

17 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

If he is so bad defensively why has every Philly coach since 2017 used him about 58% of the time with D zone starts? If he is so bad defensively why was he 3rd on Philly with nearly 140 minutes of PK time?  

I’m not saying he’s Bergeron or Barkov.  Honestly, I don’t know how good or bad he is, but his usage by Philly over the years is not reflective of a bad defensive player.  

Is Laughton my favorite choice for 3C?  No, he’s not even in the top 10.  I don’t like the suggested trade either, but if we end up with him, on a better deal, he is an upgrade over Krebs and a solid bridge until a prospect is ready for the role.  At 3 mill per season he is a bargain choice and could be a solid 4th liner if Savoie or Kulich prove ready sooner than later.  

Again, this isn’t my ideal choice, but I understand the logic behind the suggestion.

 

Pretty sure the answer to your questions could easily be answered with "Because he's the best they have?"  which is distinctly different than "Because he's good at it."

I'm not saying which I believe... but I wouldn't go chasing him.