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I just looked him up and apparently he's 29. I'd thought he's 27. Pietrangelo sucks. nvm. Do not want.

https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-josi-hronek-hlinka-and-the-finnish-wave-august-7/

Yeah, we need elite talent, and if we have a chance to draft a stud, a possible "generational" player, I don't care what position he plays. Also, despite this whole debate, if we were lucky enough to draft Lafreniere, I probably wouldn't even care to try him at center, unless Veleno falls short of becoming (what I believe he will) a high end 2C. I posted my dream top 9 a while back... Bertuzzi - Larkin - Zadina Lafreniere - Veleno - Mantha Rasmussen - Athanasiou - Hirose / Svechnikov / Berggren

OK, I've gone back and read through the whole debate. Basically, you fell into a Jonas trap and some side arguments sprang up and now we're debating lots of little stuff that doesn't really matter and we're all basically on the same page except for Jonas who kinda lives on his own island and does his own thing and no one's ever really sure if he's trolling or playing it straight. I agree with you: It's rare that a natural winger converts to center at the NHL level and it's even rarer -- bordering on unheard of, at least in today's league -- that the conversion produces an "elite, elite" centerman. And there's a very good reason for that, as you noted. I do think it's fair to say Lafreniere has qualities that suggest he could have a future at center. That's not an especially controversial idea. But I think it's also fair to doubt there's anything to that notion and to say it's all moot because you're getting a superstar winger and there's no point in trying to fix something that is the exact opposite of broken. At the end of the day, I just want a Lafreniere-caliber player. He could be a winger or a centerman or a defenseman or a goalie -- I don't care. I just want a gamechanger. If we get Lafreniere and Yzerman and Blashill (?) are like, "We feel he belongs in the middle," I'll go along with it. I'd expect them to drop it the second it starts to look like a bad idea, because I agree that there's no reason to run that experiment unless you feel the guy just flat-out screams "stud pivot."

He's the best player on that team and drives their offence much more so than Matthews he should get the same contract or better, certainly not less.

I really believe that Seider is playing at least a few games this year in Detroit, we will see. Here is some info on our 2019 draft picks, a lot to learn and love about them.